The Egerton version of Mandeville's travels / edited by M.C. Seymour.

Author/creator Mandeville, John
Other author Seymour, M. C. (Michael C.)
Other author Warner, George F. (George Frederic), Sir, 1845-1936.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxxx, 230 pages : 2 facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Running title Mandeville's travels
SeriesEarly English Text Society ; no. 336
Early English Text Society (Series) ; no. 336. ^A25454
Contents Introduction -- The Egerton Version -- Commentary -- Textual commentary -- Glossary -- Index of persons and peoples -- Index of places.
Contents 1. Prologue -- 2. A way to Ierusalem -- 3. A[y]en to þe way fro Constantinople -- 4. A wey lengere on þe see to Ierusalem -- 5. Þe way to Babiloyne fro Gaza -- 6. A wey to Ierusalem -- 7. Ierusalem -- 8. Þe castel of Carras and oþere -- 9. A way fro Galile to Ierusalem þur[y] Damas -- 10. Þe schorteste weye to Ierusalem -- 11. Anoþer wey to Ierusalem -- 12. A wey al bi londe to Ierusalem -- 13. Trewþe of þe Sarasyns -- 14. Dyuersitez of folk and of cuntres -- 15. Þe land of Ynde -- 16. Þe lond of Mancy -- 17. Þe lond of þe Grete Chane of Catay -- 18. Why he is yclepid þe Greete Chan -- 19. Araye of þe court of þe Grete Chan of Catay -- 20. Þe lond of Perse -- 21. Þe lond of Caldilhe -- 22. Þe lond of Prestre Ioon -- 23. Aray of þe court of Prestre Ioon -- 24. Whi he is yclepid Prestre Ioon.
General note"... the Egerton Version, extant in a unique manuscript written c.1400, is a conflation of a lost manuscript of the Defective Version and a lost ME translation of an Anglo-Latin translation known as the Royal Version ..."--P. [xi].
General note"The Egerton Version was edited by Warner for the Roxburghe Club in 1889"--P. [xi].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN9780199591060
ISBN0199591067

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