Gervaise of Tilbury: Otia Imperialia: Recreation for an Emperor (Oxford Medieval Texts)

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. Gervase Of Tilbury ; Edited And Translated By S.e. Banks And J.w. Binns. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Gervase of Tilbury's Otia Imperialia was written in the early thirteenth century for his patron, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. This is the first English translation of this major medieval text, which is both learned and entertaining, full of scientific and theological speculation and a wealth of accounts of folklore and popular belief. x-li l-ixc 1-16 18-129 128-165 164-233 234-309 308-397 396-423 422-549 548-601 600-701 700-781 780-857 856-905 904-1013