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100 1 _aGiraldus, Cambrensis
245 1 4 _aThe Description of Wales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1997
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptio_Cambriae
500 _aRelease date is 1997-11-01
508 _aTranscribed from the 1912 J. M. Dent edition by David Price
520 _a"The Description of Wales" by Giraldus Cambrensis is a geographical and ethnographic treatise written in 1193 or 1194. This two-part work examines the Welsh people through contrasting lenses: their virtues and their faults. Gerald, a churchman of mixed Norman-Welsh ancestry, chronicles Wales's geography, military tactics, cultural practices, and social customs. He offers strategic advice for conquering Wales while simultaneously counseling the Welsh on resistance. The treatise captures a medieval perspective on Welsh identity, blending observation, historical analysis, and pointed cultural commentary about a nation's character and future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWales -- Description and travel
653 _aWales -- Social life and customs
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1092
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