| Other author/creator | Bak, János M., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Rychterová, Pavlína, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Mutlová, Petra, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Rady, Martyn, 1955- translator. |
| Other author/creator | Švanda, Libor, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Hasil, Jan. |
| Other author/creator | Renswoude, Irene van. |
| Included Work | Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125. Chronica Boemorum. |
| Included Work | Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125. Chronica Boemorum. English. |
| Portion of title |
Cosmas of Prague, the Chronicle of the Czechs |
| Portion of title |
Chronicle of the Czechs |
| Series |
Central European Medieval texts
Central European medieval texts. ^A703356
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| Abstract |
"The Latin-English bilingual volume presents the text of The Chronicle of the Czechs by Cosmas of Prague. Cosmas was born around 1045, educated in Liège, upon his return to Bohemia, he got married as well as became a priest. In 1086 he was appointed prebendary, a senior member of clergy in Prague. He completed the first book of the Chronicle in 1119, starting with the creation of the world and the earliest deeds of the Czechs up to Saint Adalbert. In the second and third books Cosmas presents the preceding century in the history of Bohemia, and succeeds in reporting about events up to 1125, the year when he died"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | On title page, the name of contributor Irene van Renswoude is misspelled "Rensvoude." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125. Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum ; Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2019 9789633862995 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018050338 |
| ISBN | 9789633863008 |
| ISBN | 9633863007 |
