Transcriber's note:

The original spelling of the book has been retained, even when wrong (Bosone da Gobbio [Gubbio], [Bezalu, near Perpignon] [Besalú, near Perpignan]), or variant (Juda/Jehuda/Jehudah Halevi/Halevy). The original transliteration of Hebrew words, which does not always follow uniform rules, has been preserved. Similarly, inaccurate quotations (e.g. [Falstaff's remark] “I told you John a Gaunt...”) were not rectified.

Corrections reported in the [Errata] have been carried into the text.

The following typographical mistakes have been corrected:

Some page references in the [Index] have been found to be wrong, and have been corrected:

Entries in the Index, which were either italicized or enclosed in double quotes, were left as found.