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Brut y Tywysogion: Or, the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Brut y Tywysogion: Or, the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales
Authors and Contributors      Edited and translated by John Williams ab Ithel
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Rolls
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:574
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9781108043021
ClassificationsDewey:941.01
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Plates, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 November 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Welsh-language chronicle was published in 1860 for the Rolls Series. With facing-page translation into English, it was edited by John Williams, also known as Ab Ithel (1811-62), using the Red Book of Hergest as the base text and four other extant manuscripts, all of which are translations into Welsh of the missing Latin source. Williams extensively edited works of Welsh history and language, though his accuracy has been criticised. This text, possibly written by Caradoc of Llancarfan up to c.1150, then completed by monks or bards of the Strata Florida monastery, covers Welsh history from the seventh century to the thirteenth, with entries on natural disasters, changes in the church calendar and the deaths of royalty, including also romances, popular tales and poems. It is of interest to scholars studying the historiography of Wales and developments in the textual criticism of its important manuscripts.