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The Historia regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth, with contributions to the study of its place in early British history by Acton Griscom, M. A., together with a literal translation of the Welsh manuscript no. LXI of Jesus college, Oxford, by Robert Ellis Jones ... with 16 photographs of manuscripts.

Title
  1. The Historia regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth, with contributions to the study of its place in early British history by Acton Griscom, M. A., together with a literal translation of the Welsh manuscript no. LXI of Jesus college, Oxford, by Robert Ellis Jones ... with 16 photographs of manuscripts.
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  1. London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and co., 1929.
Author
  1. Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154

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Additional authors
  1. Griscom, Acton, 1891-
  2. Jones, Robert Ellis, 1858-
Description
  1. xiii, 672 p. xvi facsim. (incl. front.); 24 cm.
Uniform title
  1. Historia regum Britanniae. English & Latin
Alternative title
  1. Historia regum Britanniae.
Subject
  1. Arthur, King
  2. Merlin (Legendary character)
  3. To 449
  4. Legends -- Wales
  5. Great Britain -- History -- To 449
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. Early works
  3. Legends
Contents
  1. Part I: introduction -- The printed texts of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae -- The lation manuscripts of the historia -- Did Geoffrey divide his work into books? -- Reasons for selecting the Cambridge and Bern manuscripts: a newly discovered double dedication: the harlech and griscom manuscripts described -- The historical background of Geoffrey's double dedications: the date of publications of the historia -- The problem of Geoffrey's sources: the Welsh bruts -- The known Welsh MS. chronicles: professor petrie's appeal and answers to it: the age and interrelation of the MSS. and of the versions they contain -- Reasons for translating Jesus MS. LXI -- The Verbal descent arguments against the historical value of the tysilio text -- Further analysis of criticism: conclusion -- Part II: The Latin and Welsh texts -- Notes to the Welsh text -- The Latin MSS -- The Welsh MSS.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "The following Latin text is a faithful reproduction of a ms. in the University library, Cambridge, no. 1706, old number Ii. i. 14."--p. [218]
  2. "Latin manuscripts of the Historia regum Britanniae": p. [550]-582; "The Welsh manuscript chronicles": p. 585-599; "A selected bibliography": p. 601-626.
Bibliography (note)
  1. "Latin manuscripts of the Historia regum Britanniæ": pages 550-582; "The Welsh manuscript chronicles": pages 585-599; "A selected bibliography": p. 601-626
  2. Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-626) and index.
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