Supplementary lives in some manuscripts of the Gilte legende / edited by Richard Hamer and Vida Russell
2000, 1st edition. Oxford : Published for the Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press. Near fine library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Only marks and stamps on the first prelim, but other than that, the rest of the book remains clear. Item #428476
Physical description; xxxiv, 566 pages : very few illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Text in Middle English; introduction in Modern English. Subjects; Jehan de Vignay (c.1282-c.1340). Légende dorée. Jacobus de Voragine approximately 1229-1298. Legenda aurea. Jean de Vignay approximately 1284-. British library Manuscrits. Ms. Add. 11565. British library Manuscrits. Gilte legende. Supplementary lives. Lambeth Palace Library. Manuscript. 72. Manuscripts British Isles Medieval 15th century. Hagiography Manuscripts Catalogues. Manuscripts English (Middle English) Catalogues.
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