Stair Ercuil ocus a bás: The life and death of Hercules / Edited and translated, with notes, glossary, etc., by Gordan Quin
1939, 1st edition. Dublin: Pub. for the Irish texts society, by the Educational company of Ireland. An unread copy, uncut leafs. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; elevated motif to the front board. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #313632
Physical description: xl, 263, [1] p; 23 cm. Notes: Irish and English on opposite pages. "The text...exists...in one manuscript only, that numbered H. 2.7 in the Library of Trinity college, Dublin... The source...is Raoul Lefevre's 'Recueil des histoires de Troyes,' finished...in 1464... The exploits of Hercules occupy part of Book I and the whole of Book II of the 'Recueil.'" -- Introd., p. [xiii]-xv. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Hercules (Roman mythological character). Irish language Middle Irish, 1100-1550; Texts. Irish fiction Early modern, 1550-1700. Genre: Roman mythology.
Price: €125.00