| The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume 1: Introduction and Books I-IV Contributor(s): Houts, Elisabeth M. C. Van (Editor), Houts, Elisabeth M. C. Van (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0198222718 ISBN-13: 9780198222712 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1992 Annotation: The Gesta Normannorum Ducum is one of the most important sources for the history of Normandy and England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. Houts's two-volume edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the Gesta, including the earliest surviving copy of c. 1100, hitherto unknown. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 942.02 |
| LCCN: 91023867 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Gesta Normannorum Ducum is one of the most important sources for the history of Normandy and England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. Houts's two-volume edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the Gesta, including the earliest surviving copy of c. 1100, hitherto unknown. |
