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The autobiography of Gerald of Wales / edited and translated by H.E. Butler ; with an introduction by C.H. Williams ; a guide to further reading by John Gillingham.

Title
The autobiography of Gerald of Wales / edited and translated by H.E. Butler ; with an introduction by C.H. Williams ; a guide to further reading by John Gillingham.
Author
Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?
Publication
Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Butler, Harold Edgeworth, 1878-1951.
  • Gillingham, John.
Description
373 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., map; 22 cm.
Summary
"The autobiography of Gerald of Wales, translated from the Latin, offers a compelling picture of medieval life"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Autobiography of Giraldus Cambrensis
Alternative Title
Autobiography of Giraldus Cambrensis
Subject
  • Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?
  • 1063-1284
  • Archdeacons > Wales > Biography
  • Historians > Wales > Biography
  • Wales > History > 1063-1284 > Biography
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • History
  • Biographies
  • Biographies.
Note
  • Originally published as: Autobiography of Giraldus Cambrensis. London : Jonathan Cape, 1937.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Giraldus and Wales -- The Man and His Works -- Childhood and Education (1145-1173) -- The Young Archdeacon (1174-1176) -- First Call to the Bishopric (1176) -- The University of Paris (1177-1179) -- Unhappy Days at Mynyw (1180-1183) -- He Takes Service with the Crown (1184) -- The Visit to Ireland (1185) -- The Preaching of the Crusade (1187) -- He Visits France with Henry II (1189) -- His Service of King Richard (1189-1195) -- His Retirement to Lincoln (1196-1198) -- Second Call to the Bishopric (1198) -- He is Elected by the Chapter in Defiance of King and Archbishop (June 29, 1199) -- First Visit to Rome (Nov. 30th, 1199) -- Return to England (Autumn 1200) -- Second Visit to Rome (March 1201) -- Return to England (Dec, 1201) -- Third Visit to Rome (Jan. 4th, 1203) -- He Returns Baffled to England (Aug. 1203) -- Final Defeat and Reconciliation with the Archbishop (Nov. 10th, 1203) -- The Closing Years (1204-1223).
ISBN
1843831481 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
^^2005007729
OCLC
  • 58594959
  • SCSB-12612503
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library