Giraldus Cambrensis: 5 books

Book cover of The Itinerary Through Wales and The Description of Wales
by Giraldus Cambrensis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Giraldus Cambrensis, or Gerald of Wales, was born around 1146 in Wales. A fascinating twelfth century churchman, he became one of the most important English chroniclers of the High Middle Ages, leading the way for modern historiography. In 1118, Gerald set out to explore Wales with his companion Baldwin,...
Book cover of The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales
by Giraldus Cambrensis
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Gerald the Welshman - Giraldus Cambrensis - was born, probably in 1147, at Manorbier Castle in the county of Pembroke. His father was a Norman noble, William de Barri, who took his name from the little island of...
Book cover of The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales
by Giraldus Cambrensis
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015

A mediaeval Norman-Welsh cleric recounts his adventures travelling through his homeland, recruiting for the Third Crusade.
Book cover of The Description of Wales
by Giraldus Cambrensis
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Of the length and breadth of Wales, the nature of its soil, and the three remaining tribes of Briton
Book cover of The Description of Wales
by Giraldus Cambrensis
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015

Williams' classic edition of Hoare's classic translation is here augmented with almost 200 new annotations concerning quotations, language, geography, history, and customs alluded to in the text.
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