The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer : Kenneth Jackson : Cambridge 1972

The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer 

By Kenneth Jackson 

Published by the University Press, Cambridge, 1972. First Edition. Hardback in dust jacket, 164 pages

Kenneth Jackson's The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer provides a critical edition of the 12th-century Gaelic notes found in the Book of Deer manuscript, which detail the foundation myth and land grants of a Scottish monastery. The book offers a diplomatic text of the notes, a translated text, scholarly commentary, and a glossary, establishing the notes as the earliest surviving Scots Gaelic text and providing a unique window into early medieval Scottish society and language.

CONDITION
A very good copy in a very good jacket with no tears or damage. Pages immaculate throughout. No names or writing. A fine copy.

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