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Tote listoire de France (Chronique saintongeaise)
Uniform Title
Chronique saintongeaise.
Title
Tote listoire de France (Chronique saintongeaise) now first edited from the only two mss., with introduction, appendices, and notes, by F.W. Bourdillon ... with prefatory letter by Gaston Paris ...
Published
London, D. Nutt, 1897.
Physical Description
xliv, 113 p. 22 cm.
Notes
Parallel texts from an imperfect ms. in the editor's possession, and an earlier one in the Bibliothèque nationale (fonds français, 5714)
A 13th century translation, in the Saintongese or Poitevin dialect, from an unknown Latin compilation, which appears to have been mainly composed of the Liber historiæ Francorum (Gesta regum Francorum) and the Annales laurissenses, with portions of Einhard's Vita Caroli, the Vita Ludovici Pii, and Miracula S. Benedicti, the whole completed from some unknown chronicle. Includes the oldest known version of "Berte aus grans piés" (p. 53-55) cf. Introd.
Appendix: I. Taillafer de Léon. II. Most = Molt. III. Noticeable words and forms. IV. Works referred to, or useful.
Variant and related titles
Liber historiae Francorum.
Annales laurissenses majores.
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Language
English; French
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June 01, 2002
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