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Author Rigord, approximately 1145-approximately 1209, author.

Title The deeds of Philip Augustus : an English translation of Rigord's "Gesta Philippi Augusti" / Rigord ; translated from the Latin by Larry F. Field ; edited by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Sean L. Field ; foreword by Paul R. Hyams.

Publication Info. Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 184 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- The life and reign of Philip II -- Rigord and his works -- The historiographical tradition at Saint-Denis -- Importance and major themes of the text -- Note on manuscripts, editions, and translations -- The deeds of Philip Augustus, by Rigord -- Translator's Postscript.
Summary "The first full English translation of Rigord's "Deeds of Philip Augustus" ("Gesta Philippi Augusti"), the most important narrative source for the reign of King Philip II "Augustus" of France (r. 1180-1223) and a vivid window onto many aspects of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
Language In English.
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Subject Philip II, King of France, 1165-1223.
Philip II, King of France, 1165-1223
France -- History -- Philip II Augustus, 1180-1223.
HISTORY / Medieval
France
Chronological Term 1180-1223
Indexed Term gesta philippi augusti, third crusade, albigensian crusade, king phillip II of France, king phillip augustus expulsion of the jews.
Genre/Form History
Added Author Field, Larry F., translator.
Gaposchkin, M. Cecilia (Marianne Cecilia), 1970- editor.
Field, Sean L. (Sean Linscott), 1970- editor.
Added Title Gesta Philippi Augusti. English
Other Form: Print version: Rigord, approximately 1145-approximately 1209. Deeds of Philip Augustus Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501763144 (DLC) 2021052230
ISBN 1501763172
9781501763168 electronic publication
1501763164 electronic book
9781501763175 electronic book
9781501763144 hardcover
9781501763151 paperback
Standard No. 10.1515/9781501763175