Description: The Latin-English bilingual volume presents the text of The Chronicle of the Czechs by Cosmas of Prague. Cosmas was born around 1045, educated in Liege, upon his return to Bohemia, he got married as well as became a priest. In 1086 he was appointed prebendary, a senior member of clergy in Prague. He completed the first book of the Chronicle in 1119, starting with the creation of the world and the earliest deeds of the Czechs up to Saint Adalbert. In the second and third books Cosmas presents the preceding century in the history of Bohemia, and succeeds in reporting about events up to 1125, the year when he died. The English translation was done by Petra Mutlova and Martyn Rady with the cooperation of Libor Svanda. The introduction and the explanatory notes were written by Jan Hasil with the cooperation of Irene van Rensvoude.
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EAN: 9789633863008
UPC: 9789633863008
ISBN: 9789633863008
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Book Title: Cosmas of Prague: The Chronicle of the Czechs - Co
Item Height: 4.3 cm
Item Length: 23.1 cm
Item Weight: 0.9 kg
Item Width: 15.5 cm
Publisher: Central European University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: History
Number of Pages: 550 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Cosmas of Prague: the Chronicle of the Czechs-Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum
Type: Textbook
Author: Janos M. Bak
Series: Central European Medieval Texts
Format: Hardcover
