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Giraldus Cambrensis, Gerald Of Wales [Edited Lewis Thorpe]

The Journey Through Wales and the Description of Wales (Penguin Classics)

Penguin Classics, 1988

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Year of publication
1988
ISBN
0140443398
Author
Giraldus Cambrensis, Gerald Of Wales [Edited Lewis Thorpe]
Publishers
Penguin Classics
Edition
Reprint
Keyword
GREAT BRITAIN MEDIEVAL WELSH HISTORY WAP. LES
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

"The Journey" describes, in almost diary form, the mission to Wales undertaken in 1188 by Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with Gerald as his companion. It is crammed with a history of events in twelfth century Wales and lively accounts of local miracles, folklore and scenic descriptions. "The Description" is a detailed overview of the day-to-day existence of ordinary Welshmen, from what they ate and wore to how best they could fight and resist the English.331p. map, appendices, index.Some neat and discreet pencil notes and underlinings, otherwise a crisp tight copy.