Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.
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Coulton, George Gordon. From St. Francis to Dante: a translation of all that is of primary interest in the chronicle of the Franciscan Salimbene: (1221–1288) together with notes and il. from other medieval sources. *$4.20. Scribner.
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For this second edition fresh matter from Salimbene’s chronicle has been added and the notes and appendices have been extended. “For those who wish to see the seamy side of the middle ages, this is the best book in English.” (Nation.)
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