Item #257338 Gesta Romanorum: or, Entertaining Moral Stories; invented by the Monks as a fire-side Recreation; and commonly applied in their discourses from the Pulpit: whence the most celebrated of our own Poets and others, from the earliest times, have extracted their plots. Translated from the Latin, with preliminary observations and copious notes, by the Rev. Charles Swan, late of Catherine Hall, Cambridge: vol. I. Charles Romans. Swan.

Gesta Romanorum: or, Entertaining Moral Stories; invented by the Monks as a fire-side Recreation; and commonly applied in their discourses from the Pulpit: whence the most celebrated of our own Poets and others, from the earliest times, have extracted their plots. Translated from the Latin, with preliminary observations and copious notes, by the Rev. Charles Swan, late of Catherine Hall, Cambridge: vol. I

1824, First Edition. London : Printed for C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and Waterloo-Place, Pall-Mall. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #257338

Physical description; vol. I (only): 388 p. ; 18 cm. Subjects; Gesta Romanorum. Anecdotes. Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) — Translations into English. Exempla. Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern.

Price: €48.00

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