Gesta abbatum monasterii Sancti Albani / a Thoma Walsingham, regnante Ricardo Secundo, ejusdem ecclesię pręcentore, compilata ; edited by Henry Thomas Riley: in three volumes

Walsingham, Thomas (fl. 1360-1420). Paris, Matthew (1200-1259). Riley, Henry Thomas (1816-1878)

Published by London : Longmans, Green, 1867

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Good set bound in quarter buckram over paper boards with gilt blocked titles to the spines. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Minor library marks remains. Provenance; from the Hereford Public Library with its bookplate and minor library marks. Series; Rerum britannicarum medii aevi scriptores, or, Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages ; no. 28, v. 4. Physical description; 3 v. : front. (fold. facsims., v. 1) ; 26 cm. Notes; In 3 sections; the first, originally "to a great extent, from the pen of Matthew Paris"; the second, "a compilation by an anonymous hand"; the third, beginning with 1308, "undoubtedly the compilation of Thomas Walsingham". cf. v. 1, p. x. At head of title: Chronica monasterii S. Albani. Includes bibliographical references and index. Latin text; English introduction and notes. Contents; v. 1. (A.D. 793-1290): Introduction. Gesta abbatum monasterii Sancti Albani. Sectio prima a Matthęo Parisiensi, pro majori parte, conscripta. Sectio secunda -- v. 2. (A.D. 1290-1349): Introduction. Sectio secunda, continuata. Sectio tertia, a Thoma Walsingham conscripta -- v. 3. (A.D. 1349-1411): Introduction. Sectio tertia, continuata. Gesta abbatum . continuata. Glossary. Index. Subjects; St. Albans Abbey. St Albans Abbey ; Early works to 1800. Monasticism and religious orders England St. Albans ; Early works to 1800. Monastic and religious life England St. Albans ; Early works to 1800. Abbeys England St. Albans. Monasticism and religious orders England St. Albans History ; Early works to 1800. Monastic and religious life England St. Albans History ; Early works to 1800. Great Britain History. Great Britain History To 1485 ; Sources. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gesta abbatum monasterii Sancti Albani / a Thoma Walsingham, regnante Ricardo Secundo, ejusdem ecclesię pręcentore, compilata ; edited by Henry Thomas Riley: in three volumes
• Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
• Publication Date: 1867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms