1858 1ed Guillaume de Guileville Pilgrimage of Man Medieval Poem Illustrated

1858 1^ed Guillaume de Guileville Pilgrimage of Man Medieval Poem Illustrated

Guillaume Deguileville was a 14^th-century French writer who is known primarily for his acrostic poems known as the ‘Pèlerinage’ trilogy. When it was first written, this medieval poem was one of the first known instances of combining prose and lyric verse.

This 1858 English edition was collected and edited by Nathaniel Hill and includes numerous in-text illustrations in the style of 15^th-century masters. Hill uses this work to compare Guileville’s “Pilgrimage of Man’ to John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’.

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GUILEVILLE, Guillaume de

The ancient poem of Guillaume de Guileville, entitled Le pèlerinage de l’homme, compared with the Pilgrim’s progress of John Bunyan

London: B.M. Pickering, 1858. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xvi, 42; [2], lxviii
  • 40 illustrations
• Language: English / French
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Decorative blue cloth
• Size: ~10.5in X 8in (26.5cm x 20.5cm)

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