King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of the Compendium history of the world by Orosius.
Containing,--facsimile specimens of the Lauderdale and Cotton mss., a preface describing these mss., etc., an introduciton--on Orosius and his work; the Anglo-Saxon text; notes and various readings; a literal English translation, with notes; Mr. Hampson's Essay on King Alfred's geography, and a map of Europe, Asia, and Africa, according to Orosius and Alfred /
By the Rev. Joseph Bosworth.
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- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Longman, Brown , Green, and Longmans, 1859.
- Physical Description
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2 p. L., lxiv, [9]-133, [15]-198, 63 (i.e.55), [1] p. :
fold. map, 5 facsim, (incl. front.) ;
25 cm
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