8051 Early English Text Society 2006 Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Hardcover Vol I: Fine in fine DJ. Vol II: very light shelfwear else Fine. NF in NF DJ. ; Vol 1: ISBN: 0199205779, 2006, 496 pp & Vol 2: ISBN: 9780199234394, 2007, 497-1036 pp. ; Early English Text Society No. 327 & No. 328; 1036 pages; This is the first and second volumes of a projected set of three volumes of the Gilte Legende: volumes I and II will contain the text, while volume III will contain the general introduction, explanatory notes, and glossary. Gilte Legende is, for the most part, a close translation (1438) of Jean de Vignay's Legende Dore (ca. 1333-40) , itself a close translation of Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda Aurea (ca. 1267). The importance of Legenda Aurea as a source book for students of the late Middle Ages interested in literature, church history, and visual art, can hardly be overestimated. $110.00USD
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