An edition of Otia imperialia (2002)
Gervaise of Tilbury: Otia Imperialia
Recreation for an Emperor (Oxford Medieval Texts)
By Gervase of Tilbury
Publish Date
July 2, 2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Language
eng
Pages
807
Description:
"This is the first English translation and the first modern critical edition of Gervase of Tilbury's Otia Imperialia. Gervase wrote the Otis Imperialia in the early thirteenth century for his patron, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. It presents an encyclopedic melange of cosmographical, historical, and geographical information and a wealth of learned and original accounts of folklore and popular belief. It also contains advice to Otto and pertinent remarks on the relationship between Empire and Papacy, together with scientific and theological speculation. The edition also includes Gervase's recently discovered Commentary on the Lord's Prayer. Gervase was a voracious and eclectic reader; his many borrowings are identified in this fully annotated edition."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Education of princes, Early works to 1600, Translations into French, Translations into English, Didactic literature, Translations into Italian, Early works to 1800, Littérature didactique latine médiévale et moderne, Traductions anglaises, Encyclopédies et dictionnaires, Ouvrages avant 1600, Princes, Éducation