{"product_id":"delw-y-byd-natalia-i-petrovskaia-9781781889497","title":"Delw y Byd: A Medieval Welsh Encyclopedia","description":"\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 This includes sections of two previously unpublished medieval witnesses of the text.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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalia I. Petrovskaia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178188949X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781889497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Natalia I. Petrovskaia","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44717724434687,"sku":"9781781889497","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13aded39-dfe6-4df1-b221-5e185bba8731.jpg?v=1705689228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/delw-y-byd-natalia-i-petrovskaia-9781781889497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}