Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Compendious History of the World by Orosius: Containing Facsimile Specimens of the Lauderdale and Cotton Mss.; A Preface Describing These Mss., Etc.; An Introduction, on Orosius and His Work; The Anglo-Saxon Text; Notes and Various Readings; A Literal English Translation, With Notes
Tm; Facsrmw of p 12, from the Lauderdale ms., faces p. 34, of English translation, and p 14 naturally follows 13.
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