14th Century Reading - The Life and Campaigns of the BP
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:02 pm
While browsing my local used bookstore, I came across quite the find that I felt I should share with my fellow 14th Century mafioso's:
The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince
Edited and Translated by: Richard Barber
ISBN: None listed
Copyright: The Folio Society of London 1979
This is a collection of letters from the field back to England. They are written by a wide assortment of men at arms in the retinue of Edward III and his son. Each letter is headed with who it is from, who it is to (when available), and a listing of the original language. The letters are arranged in a manner to tell a cohesive story of the progress of the English march through France.
I'm not very far into it, but have the feeling that it is going to be a prize in my library. It gives excellent examples of the "high speech" and has first hand accounts of "the action". As is pointed out in the Introduction, most of our "period" accounts of the 100 Years War were written by scholars after the fact. These accounts are first hand.
My copy cost $25. I would say that it was well spent.
The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince
Edited and Translated by: Richard Barber
ISBN: None listed
Copyright: The Folio Society of London 1979
This is a collection of letters from the field back to England. They are written by a wide assortment of men at arms in the retinue of Edward III and his son. Each letter is headed with who it is from, who it is to (when available), and a listing of the original language. The letters are arranged in a manner to tell a cohesive story of the progress of the English march through France.
I'm not very far into it, but have the feeling that it is going to be a prize in my library. It gives excellent examples of the "high speech" and has first hand accounts of "the action". As is pointed out in the Introduction, most of our "period" accounts of the 100 Years War were written by scholars after the fact. These accounts are first hand.
My copy cost $25. I would say that it was well spent.
