Caxton, The description of Britain: a modern rendering / by Marie Collins
1988, 1st edition. London : Sidgwick & Jackson. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #309250
ISBN: 0283994363
Physical description: [160]p ill(some col.) 25cm. Notes:
A modern rendering of William Caxton's The description of Britain, itself based on John Trevisa's translation from the Latin of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon; Includes bibliography and index.
Subjects: Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485; Great Britain Description and travel; Great Britain History; Great Britain 1154-1485; regional geography; social history;
Middle Ages. Related items: Caxton, William approximately 1422-1491. Description of Britain; Higden, Ranulf approximately 1282-1364. Polychronicon. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €30.00