Specimens of the early poetry of France from the time of the troubadours and trouvères to the reign of Henri Quatre,
by Louisa Stuart Costello.

Description

Main Author

Costello, Louisa Stuart, 1799-1870

Related Names

Michel, Francisque, 1809-1887

Language(s)

English ; French, Old (ca. 842-1300)

Published

London, W. Pickering, 1835.

Subjects

Troubadours
Trouvères
French poetry > French poetry / Old French > French poetry / Old French / Translations into English.
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Summary

"First edition: Medieval and Renaissance French poetry, translated into English by an acclaimed poet, travel writer, historian and painter. Some of the more uncommon pieces are provided in both their original French and in English, and brief biographical entries are supplied for many figures."--Description by bookseller, Rare Books, Inc

Note

"Lettre à Mademoiselle Louisa Stuart Costello, sur les trouverres françois des XIIIe et XIIIe siècles" (signed Francisque Michel): p. [xxxix]-xlix.
The plates are copied from illuminated mss. in the King's library at Paris and in the British museum.

Physical Description

xlix, 298 p. incl. col. front. 3 col. pl. 19 cm.

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