The 'Gest Hystoriale' of the Destruction of Troy: An Alliterative Romance translated from Guido de Colonna's 'Hystoria Troiana'
De Colonna, Guido; translated by G. A. Panton and D. Donaldson
Published by Oxford University Press for the Early English Text Society, London, 1968
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Transcription of an early English version, perhaps from the mid 1300s, of this medieval epic poem on the fall of Troy, written around 1287 in Latin by de Colonna, a Sicilian, using French source material. In the front matter, the editors note the manuscript's likely Scottish origin, and similarities to the Morte Arthure. Hardcover reprint in one volume, as pictured; the first printing in this form; originally published in two volumes in 1869 & 1874 as part of the long-running scholarly Early English Text Society series. Light wear, minor crease to spine. Text clean, no names or marks; lxx, 586 pages; notes, index. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # x1342
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Title: The 'Gest Hystoriale' of the Destruction of ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press for the Early English Text Society, London
Publication Date: 1968
Binding: Hard Cover
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance. Translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana."
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very good brown cloth, darkened glue bleed through in gutters front and rear. previous owner's name and date on front endpaper. COLONNA, GUIDO DE. The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance. Translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana.". New York: Greenwood Press, 1969, lxx, 586pp., . Series: Early English Text Society (Series). Original series, 39 Now first edited from the unique MS. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. Seller Inventory # 98064
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy : an alliterative romance translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana." / Now first edited from the unique MS. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introd., notes, and a glossary, by Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. 1969 Volume no.56 [Leather Bound]
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana". Now first edited from the unique Ms. in the Hunterian museum, University of Glasgow, by the rev. Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. Volume 2:1 1874 [Leather Bound]
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy : an alliterative romance translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana." / Now first edited from the unique MS. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introd., notes, and a glossary, by Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. Volume no.39 1969 [Leather Bound]
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The Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy, Part 1: An Alliterative Romance Translated from Guido de Colonna's Hystoria Troiana (1869)
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy : an alliterative romance translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana." / Now first edited from the unique MS. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introd., notes, and a glossary, by Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. Volume no.56 1969 [Leather Bound]
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy : an alliterative romance translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana." / Now first edited from the unique MS. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introd., notes, and a glossary, by Geo. A. Panton and David Donaldson. Volume no.39 1969 [Leather Bound]
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