William Caxton first published his bestselling history of Britain in 1480. Basing his version on a 14th century Middle English translation of the Latin "Bolychronicon" - of universal history, he extracted and arranged the chapters that focused on Britain, updating the language where necessary. For the first time his text has been modernized and made available to a 20th century audience. This book tells of customs and traditions, ancient cities and towns, kingdoms and bishoprics, language and manners. Fully illustrated with line engravings and ceramic tiles dating from Caxton's day as well as recent photographs and aerial views of contemporary Britain, it will appeal to all those interested in British history.
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hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Color & b/w plates (illustrator). 1st. Small 4to, 176 pp. Artikel-Nr. 001187
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Caxton: The Description of Britain, A Modern Rendering This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Artikel-Nr. 7719-9780283994364
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Artikel-Nr. 6545-9780283994364
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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR003378565
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Anbieter: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
1st ed. A modern rendering by Marie Collins. Dust jacket spine faded. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket. Artikel-Nr. BOOKS102255I
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Anbieter: Wadard Books PBFA, Farningham, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. William Caxton who brought the printing industry to England was also an astute publisher. He made The Description of Britain available in 1480 by extracting the sections on Britain from a 14th century Middle English translation of the Latin Polychronicon and made it a best seller. His text has now been modernised and gloriously illustrated using woodcuts, engravings and illuminations from the period together with recent photographs and aerial views of contemporary Britain. Fascinating particularly the maps. 176 pages, colour and b/w. Artikel-Nr. 7676
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Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: [160]p ill(some col.) 25cm. Notes: A modern rendering of William Caxton's The description of Britain, itself based on John Trevisa's translation from the Latin of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon; Includes bibliography and index.Subjects: Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485; Great Britain Description and travel; Great Britain History; Great Britain 1154-1485; regional geography; social history; Middle Ages. Related items: Caxton, William approximately 1422-1491. Description of Britain; Higden, Ranulf approximately 1282-1364. Polychronicon. Genre: Illustrated. 3 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 309250
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Caxton: The Description of Britain, A Modern Rendering This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages will be missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Shipping is normally same day from our UK warehouse. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. Artikel-Nr. TFTP-9780283994364
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