The Buik of the most noble and vailzeand conquerour Alexander the Great.
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English
- Published
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Edinburgh, Reprinted [at the Bannatyne club press, by Ballantyne and co.] 1831.
- Note
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The unique original printed about 1580 in Edinburgh by Alexander Arbuthnet, lacks t.-p. and 4 leaves of signature I. It is a free Scottish version of two French poems, which form parts of the Romand d'Alexandre; "ales vœdu paon," by Jacques de Longuyon, with part of "Li fuerres de Gadres" prefixed, the latter by one Eustache, rewritten by Alexandre de Bernay.
For full discussion of authorship see The Buik of Alexander, ed. by R. L. G. Ritchie, 1921- (Scottish text society. n.s., no. 12, 17)
A free Scottish version, ascribed to John Barbour, of two French poems forming parts of the Roman d'Alexandre: "Les voeux du paon" by Jacques de Longuyon, with part of "Li fuerres de Gadres" prefixed. Faithfully reprinted from the unique copy printed by A. Arbuthnet about 1580, which lacks t.-p. and 8 pages of signature I.
Reproduces several large cuts of Arbuthnet's device.
Edited by David Laing, who printed a preface, but withdrew it, owing to objections of the contributor, and the volume was issued in 1834 without any introductory matter. Laing's preface was finally published in his Adversaria, 1867, p. [1]-10.
"Presented to the Bannatyne club, by William Henry Miller."
- Physical Description
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442 p.
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27 cm.
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