1920 Old French Prose Alexander Romance - Alfons Hilka - Medieval Studies

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This is a rare scholarly edition of "Der Altfranzösische Prosa-Alexanderroman" (The Old French Prose Alexander Romance), edited by the renowned … Read more This is a rare scholarly edition of "Der Altfranzösische Prosa-Alexanderroman" (The Old French Prose Alexander Romance), edited by the renowned philologist Alfons Hilka. Published in 1920 by Verlag von Max Niemeyer in Halle, Germany, this work is a critical study of the medieval legend of Alexander the Great.

Key Features:

Dedication: Includes a formal dedication page to Professor Dr. Carl Appel for his 60th birthday (1917).

Content: Based on the Berlin illustrated manuscript and includes the Latin original "Historia de Preliis" (Recension J²).

Condition: The book is bound in a clean, cream-colored cloth. The interior remains crisp with a tipped-in publisher’s note regarding additional plates (miniatures) included in the publication. The binding is firm and the spine text is legible.

A vital piece for collectors of medieval literature, Alexander the Great historiography, or early 20th-century German philology.

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