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His Topographia Hiberniae is an account of Ireland and its early history as seen by a Norman in A.D. 1185. The tone is colored by the circumstances in which Giraldus wrote, but his credulity is delightful and his gift for storytelling matchless.
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Gerald of Wales was born c.1145 in Pembrokeshire. He died in obscurity, possibly in Lincoln in 1223. He wrote seventeen books, all of them in Latin, and was well-connected to the Royal Family of his day.
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- PublisherThe Dolmen Press
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0851053114
- ISBN 13 9780851053110
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages136
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THE HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF IRELAND. (TOPOGRAPHIA HIBERNIAE); With a map and drawings from a contemporary copy c. 1200 A.D.
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Book Description Hardcover. Revised Edition. Octavo. Midnight-blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine.Toning to dustjacket. Numerous in-text illustrations. 136 pp. Dolmen Texts 4. ".The book falls into three parts. The First Part treats of the Position of Ireland. The distance between Ireland and Britain. What land it has to the south and how far distant.The Second Part treats of the Wonders and Miracles of Ireland. The surging tides of the Irish Sea and its varying ebb and flow. The contrary motions of the tides in Ireland and Britain. The moon affects the waters as well as natural humours.The Third Part treats of the Inhabitants of the Country. The first arrival that namely of Cesara the grand-daughter of Noah before the Flood. The second arrival that namely of Bartholanus (Parthalon) three hundred years after the Flood." ".The text here translated by Professor O'Meara is that of the original recension, without the matter, much of which is extraneous, later added by Giraldus. This is based mainly on a manuscript in the University Library, Cambridge." (dustjacket flap). Very Good Plus in Very Good Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 85173
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