This French medieval text is now published in its entirety, accompanied by an introduction and extensive synopses in English. Philippe de Mezieres (1327-1405) was a French soldier, publicist and statesman who travelled widely through much of the Christian world and served a number of rulers, particularly the King of Cyprus and Charles V and VI of France. Throughout his life Philippe de Mezieres was obsessed by the ideal that the West must reform itself in the light of the Christian view of the good life and he urged all ...
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This French medieval text is now published in its entirety, accompanied by an introduction and extensive synopses in English. Philippe de Mezieres (1327-1405) was a French soldier, publicist and statesman who travelled widely through much of the Christian world and served a number of rulers, particularly the King of Cyprus and Charles V and VI of France. Throughout his life Philippe de Mezieres was obsessed by the ideal that the West must reform itself in the light of the Christian view of the good life and he urged all Christian rulers to join together in a final crusade to liberate the Holy Land and the eastern Christian empires. This is the underlying theme of Le Songe du Vieil Pelerin, Philippe de Mezieres' major work. It is divided into three parts: the first is a wide-ranging survey of the Christian world, the second an examination of the state of France and the third a study of the duties and requirements of authority. The style is highly allegorical but contains much personal observation and historical fact.
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Add this copy of Le Songe Du Vieil Pelerin: 2 Volume Set to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Grey Matter Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hadley, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Cambridge University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Two volume set. Text is unmarked in both volumes; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Previous owner's signature in pen on the first free end page of each volume. Bindings are sturdy. Both dust jackets show some wear around the edges and the lower corner of the front flap of the second volume is price clipped. International/Priority shipping at cost.
Add this copy of Le Songe Du Vieil Pelerin. Two Volumes Complete.; to cart. $300.00, good condition, Sold by J. Hood, Booksellers, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baldwin City, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Cambridge at the University Press.
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Brundage's name and date stamps inside with his ink notes and marginlia in both vols., minor stain to bottom edge of v.1 note affecting the interior, else very good sound condition / price clipped slightly soiled and chipped dust jackets. From the library of noted medievalist James A. Brundage. 2vs., 636pp., 536pp.
