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The Deeds of Philip Augustus : An English Translation of Rigord's "Gesta Philippi Augusti"
Uniform Title
Gesta Philippi Augusti. English
Title
The Deeds of Philip Augustus : An English Translation of Rigord's "Gesta Philippi Augusti" / Rigord ; translated from the Latin by Larry F. Field ; edited by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Sean L. Field ; foreword by Paul R. Hyams.
ISBN
9781501763175
9781501763144
9781501763168
9781501763151
Publication
Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2022
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (208 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"The first full English translation of Rigord's "Deeds of Philip Augustus" ("Gesta Philippi Augusti"), the most important narrative source for the reign of King Philip II "Augustus" of France (r. 1180-1223) and a vivid window onto many aspects of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2022.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English; Latin
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2023
Contents
Cast of Characters
Genealogy
Chronology
Introduction
The Life and Reign of Philip II
Rigord and His Works
The Historiographic Tradition at Saint-Denis
Importance and Major Themes of the Text
Note on Manuscripts, Editions, and Translations
The Deeds of Philip Augustus, by Rigord
Translator's Postscript.
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History.
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