Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.h: Volume 10 - Reviews, Essays and Other Writings, Part 2

Klappentext The tenth volume of the collected works of distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian Sir Francis Palgrave (1788-1861). Zusammenfassung Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861) was a distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian. Originally published in 1922, this tenth and final volume of the Collected Historical Works contains the text of the second collection of Palgrave's reviews, focusing mostly on comparative mythology, art and the history of medieval France. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Progress of historical enquiry in France; 2. Life and works of Sismondi; 3. Mediaeval kalendars - saints days; 4. Popular antiquities; 5. Ancient German and Northern poetry; 6. Antiquities of nursery literature; 7. Popular mythology of the middle ages; 8. Superstition and knowledge; 9. Astrology and alchemy; 10. Ancient and modern Greenland; 11. The states of Wirtemberg; 12. Normandy - architecture of the middle ages; 13. The fine arts in Florence; Editor's notes.

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• Authors: Francis Palgrave, Sir Francis Palgrave
• Assisted by: R. H. Inglis Palgrave (Editor), Palgrave R. H. Inglis (Editor), Malden H. E. (Introduction)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107626423
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62642-3
• No. of pages: 492
• Series: Collected Historical Works of; The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; England, France, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE