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A History of Secular Latin Poetry in The Middle Ages
by F. J. E. Raby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". None. A smart two volume set of this interesting work regarding the development of secular poetry. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. With the ink stamp for Sion College, Embankment, a college for Anglican clergy to the title page of both volumes. This work discusses secular poetry from across Europe during the Middle Ages. There are chapters on French poets, Italian poets, The Carolingian Revival and more.Written by F. J. E. Raby, a noted scholar who wrote a number of works regarding Latin poetry including 'The Oxford Book of Medieval Latin Verse'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with just some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in some slight loss to the cloth of volume two at the head of the spine. Slight fading to gilt crest on spine of both volumes. A few light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some marginal age toning. Ink stamp for Sion College to title page of both volumes. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 622K28
- Title
- A History of Secular Latin Poetry in The Middle Ages
- Author
- F. J. E. Raby
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Secular Poetry The Middle Ages Poetry F. J. E. Raby The Middle Ages The Carolingian Revival
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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