Scotichronicon. Volume 2, Books III and IV
Bower, Walter, 1385-14491989
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At the request of David Stewart of Rosyth, a Fife laird, Walter Bower wrote this epic history of the Scots. He took over materials ascribed to an earlier historian, John of Fordun, and continued the history down to his own day. Among the famous stories he covers is the myth that the Scots took their name originally from Scota, Pharaoh's daughter. "Scotichronicon" has become one of the most important medieval accounts of early Scottish history. It provides a strong expression of national identity and offers a window into the world view of medieval commentators
Main title:
Scotichronicon. Volume 2, Books III and IV / by Walter Bower ; in Latin and English ; general editor D.E.R. Watt ; edited by John and Winifred McQueen.
Author:
Bower, Walter, 1385-1449, authorWatt, D. E. R. (Donald Elmslie Robertson), editorMacQueen, John, 1929-, editorMacQueen, Winifred, editor
Publisher:
Aberdeen : Aberdeen University Press, 1989.
Collation:
xxix, 527 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Spine title: Bower's Scotichronicon 2.Walter Bower's Scotichronicon was composed in Latin in the 1440s whilst the author was abbot of the Augustinian abbey of Inchcolm, an island in the Firth of Forth.Parallel Latin text and English translation.
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9314
ISBN:
00803641019780080364100
Language:
LatinEnglish
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Index terms:
ScotlandhistoryHBCA/1DBKS/3H/3D/3F: British & Irish history: BCE to c 500 CEScottish HistorySCOTTISH HISTORY1390-1424
BRN:
943436
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