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Gloucester Fragments. I. Facsimile of Some Leaves in Saxon Handwriting on Saint Swidhun. II. Leaves...on the Life of S. Maria Aegyptiaca.
by Earle, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0841439893
- ISBN 13
- 9780841439894
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Gaithersburg, Maryland: Folcroft Library Editions. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0841439893 . viii + 116 pp. A reprint of the 1861 edition. Black buckram binding with gilt to spine has some light white smudges at top edge, text fore-edge has some small stains which did not migrate , first blank has old erasures and a stroke of faint red pencil, text itself is clean and nice. Includes a facsimile of the original Anglo-Saxon manuscript pages of both Swithun and St. Maria, then the Anglo-Saxon text with a facing literal English translation, a lengthy essay on the life and times of Swithun with a shorter essay on Maria. The "illustrative pieces" on Swithun are primarily in Latin, with English notes, although a few are in English or Anglo-Saxon.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004138
- Title
- Gloucester Fragments. I. Facsimile of Some Leaves in Saxon Handwriting on Saint Swidhun. II. Leaves...on the Life of S. Maria Aegyptiaca.
- Author
- Earle, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0841439893
- ISBN 13
- 9780841439894
- Publisher
- Folcroft Library Editions
- Place of Publication
- Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- 0841439893, Anglo-saxon, Literature;, Saint, Swithun
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Study,Ancient,Medieval,Classical & Modern; History:United Kingdom;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Erasures
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Facsimile
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- Folio
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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