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Speculum vitae : a reading edition / edited by Ralph Hanna, using materials assembled by Venetia Somerset.
Author
William, of Nassington, -1354
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Format
Book
Language
English
Middle English (1100-1500)
Published/Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description
2 volumes (xcvi, 674 pages) : facsimile ; 22 cm.
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PR1119 .A2 no.331, etc.
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Vol. 1-v. 2
Volume 2 of the set is shelved as no. 332 of the series.
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Subject(s)
Christian ethics
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Poetry
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Early works to 1800
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Christian life
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Catholic authors
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Poetry
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Early works to 1800
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Lord's prayer
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Poetry
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Early works to 1800
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William of Nassington -1354
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Speculum vitae
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Hanna, Ralph
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Somerset, Venetia
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Poetry
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Series
Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; no. 331-332.
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Early English Text Society ; no. 331-332
Summary note
"Speculum vitae is the hitherto unedited translation into Middle English verse of Lorens d'Orlean's profoundly influential pastoral treatise, 'Somme le roi'. ... This edition is based on a collation of the five early manuscripts, all Yorkshire productions ... The Introduction contains a full discussion of the manuscripts, authorship, dialect and date, with an account of both its source and other works which it has influenced."
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [lxxxix]-xcvi) and indexes.
Creation/Production credits
Work attributed to William of Nassington.
Contents
V. 1. Introduction and the first half of the text
v. 2. Second half of the text, together with the notes and glossary.
ISBN
9780199564019 ((set ; : acid-free paper))
0199564019 ((set ; : acid-free paper))
9780199563999 ((v. 1))
0199563993 ((v. 1))
9780199564002 ((v. 2))
0199564000 ((v. 2))
LCCN
2009284622
OCLC
298411327
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