The book presents the Latin texts and Czech translations of three legends contained in the so-called Wolfenbüttel manuscript. The account of the life and treacherous murder of Duke Wenceslas, written by the Bishop of Mantua, Gumpold, is the earliest surviving Latin literary work directly related to Bohemian history. Alongside it, the manuscript also contains legends of St Panteleon and St Giles, which have hitherto received little scholarly attention. Their publication in the present edition is the first to take into account the broader manuscript context in which Gumpold’s legend has been preserved.
The volume is supplemented by introductory studies by A. Merhautová and D. Třeštík and by complete photographic documentation of the manuscript, providing the most comprehensive possible presentation of this important monument.
Author(s):
Jana Zachová (ed.)
Publisher: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
Language: Czech, Latin
Place: Prague
Year: 2010
Pages: 210
ISBN: 978-80-7007-342-1