Cambrensis, Giraldus.

Expugnatis Hibernica – The Conquest of Ireland. Edited with Translation and Historical Notes by A.B.Scott and F.X.Martin.

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1978. Large Octavo (16.2 cm wide x 24.5 cm high). 121 pages with five illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Besides the dustjacket being a little faded, this Volume is in unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Of utmost rarity !! [A New History of Ireland – Under the Auspices of the Royal Irish Academy – Ancillary Publications – Volume III].

This is the third title in the series of publications ancillary to ‘A New History of Ireland’ and the first volume in a series of ‘Irish Medieval Texts’. These are editions of medieval works dealing with the history of Ireland. Giraldus Cambrensis, ‘Gerald of Wales’, was a prolific writer and influential figure in the twelfth century Renaissance, a period of social, political and economic transformation in Europe. His irreplaceable account of the coming of the Normans to Ireland in AD 1166-1185 was the first Irish history book to be written by a non-Irish author. Here it is translated into English by two of Ireland’s then leading scholars. (Publisher’s Info).

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Two – Origins of Irish Identity · Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) · Irish History · Irish History – Rare · Irish Medieval History · Medieval History · Medieval History – Rare · Medieval Ireland
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32160AB

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