John Bourchier Berners Baron (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition thus. Small 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, lettered to spine, this sunned, without dustwrapper. The author was a significant courtier during the reign of Henry VIII, completing a number of works, including a translation of Froissart's Chronicles. From the publisher's 'A Series of English Texts' series. viii, 106pp.

First Edition. Good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Light foxing. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 303 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Huon de Bordeaux (Legendary character) Romances. Charlemagne, Emperor (742-814) Romances. French literature To 1500 Translations into English. Chansons de geste. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Light foxing. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 303 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Huon de Bordeaux (Legendary character) Romances. Charlemagne, Emperor (742-814) Romances. French literature To 1500 Translations into English. Chansons de geste. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Limited edition, 450/1500. Quarto, xxxviii, 649 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good slipcase. Slipcase in blue and white decorative paper. Spine is blue with gold print on blue and red crest. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and blue and white decorative cloth to boards. Slight soiling to spine. Illustrated: color plates. Signed in ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QA (ND-QA). 1380725. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2 volume set. Berners' translation Froissart's Chronicle of covering 1326-1400. Bound in contemporary full calf. Poor binding, in need a reback. Most of the spine leather lacking, all boards detached. Edges marbled. Marbled end sheets. Internally quite nice, with generally clean and unmarked pages. Collation, v.1: 25, [ii], 795 pp, 23., v.2: xix, 765 pp, 53. "Translated from the original French, at the command of King Henry the Eighth, by John Bourchier, lord Berners. Reprinted from Pynson's edition of 1523, and 1525; with the names of places and persons carefully corrected. To which are added, a memoir of the translator, and a copious index to the work." From the library of the book collector, George Benson Weston (Harvard B.A. 1887, M.A. 1898). Weston was a Romance Professor at Harvard. Weston's engraved book plates.

In Four Volumes [complete set]. Octavo (15,5 cm wide x 24 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: VIII, 693 pages / Volume II: 651 pages / Volume III: III, 663 pages / Volume IV: 615 pages. Hardcover / Original 19th century full-leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Some of the original leather - spine detaching. The bindings firm and overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Exlibris of E.H.Townsend [Edward Hume Townsend (1803 - 1880) and the manuscript-name in ink, of his daughter Henrietta Murray Townsend (died 1869) inside the cover of all four Volumes. Edward Townsend was educated in Clonakilty and later worked for the East India Company. There is plenty of information on the interesting life of Edward and his daughter Henrietta available within "The Townsend Family Records" [online]. Jean Froissart, (born 1333, Valenciennes, Brabantdied c. 1400, Chimay, Hainaut), medieval poet and court historian whose Chronicles of the 14th century remain the most important and detailed document of feudal times in Europe and the best contemporary exposition of chivalric and courtly ideals. As a scholar, Froissart lived among the nobility of several European courts. In England he served Queen Philippa of Hainaut, King Edward III, and his sons the Black Prince and the Duke of Clarence. He became the chaplain of Guy II de Chatillon, comte de Blois, under whose auspices he was ordained canon of Chimay. He travelled to Scotland, Italy, France, and the Iberian Peninsula. The main subject of Froissart's Chronicles was the "honourable adventures and feats of arms" of the Hundred Years' War. He used his privileged position to question central figures and observe key events. The firsthand narrative covers weddings, funerals, and great battles from 1325 to 1400. Book I was based on the work of the Flemish writer Jean le Bel and later rewritten. Book II concerns the events in Flanders and the Peace of Tournai. Book III concerns Spain and Portugal. Book IV is based on the Battle of Poitiers and a final visit to England, where he was shocked by the weakness of the royal government. Froissart cites exact dialogues and all available facts, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The splendour and pageantry are emphasized, however, according to the courtly traditions of his patrons, while the victims and causes of suffering are overlooked. A didactic moral tone urges readers to aspire to the ideals of chivalry. While the Chronicles contain historical errors and lapses of judgment, they are the best information available to modern readers interested in the 14th century. Froissart's allegorical poetry celebrates courtly love. L'Horloge amoureux compares the heart to a clock, and Méliador is a chivalrous romance. His ballades and rondeaux expose the poet's personal feelings. Despite his fame during his lifetime, Froissart apparently died in obscurity. (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) Sprache: english.