{"product_id":"delw-y-byd-a-medieval-welsh-encyclopedia-paperback","title":"Delw y Byd: A Medieval Welsh Encyclopedia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalia I. Petrovskaia\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents extracts from the medieval Welsh encyclopedia \u003cem\u003eDelw y Byd\u003c\/em\u003e. A medieval Welsh translation of the first book of the Latin encyclopedia known as \u003cem\u003eImago Mundi\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Honorius Augustodunensis in the first quarter of the twelfth century, this text is a fine example of the ties between the intellectual world of Europe and Wales in the late-twelfth\/early-thirteenth centuries, when the text was translated, ties that brought across the scientific knowledge based on Roman and late antique sources. Structured according to the four elements: earth, water, air and fire, the text presents geographical, anthropological, and astronomical information, often with historical and mythological contexts. The present edition follows that organizational principle, providing a glimpse into the medieval understanding of the overarching structure of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text is presented in its historical and literary context, with an updated account of its transmission. A commentary on the scientific context of the most interesting passages is provided, as well as a linguistic one. The edition also provides an overview of the variants by printing parallel texts based on all surviving medieval manuscript witnesses for a number of selected chapters. This includes sections of two previously unpublished medieval witnesses of the text. The accompanying glossary includes vocabulary from all extracts included in the edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412364214450,"sku":"9781781889503","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/575093a3be10ffe4755d497aba679bb0.webp?v=1778320265","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/delw-y-byd-a-medieval-welsh-encyclopedia-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}