Brewer, J. S. (John Sherren) 1810-1879

Giraldi Cambrensis opera by Giraldus( Book )

122 editions published between 1861 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Despite a frustrated ecclesiastical career - his ongoing failure to secure the See of St David's embittered him - Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales, Gerald de Barry, c.1146-1220/23) composed many remarkable literary works, initially while employed as a royal clerk for Henry II and, subsequently, in semi-retirement in Lincoln. Eight volumes of his works were compiled as part of the Rolls Series of British medieval material. Noted for his vigorous Latin and anecdotal style, Giraldus gives a vivid portrait of medieval Britain - he revived the ethnographic monograph, lapsed since antiquity - and of the intrigues of the Angevin court. Volume 5, edited by clergyman and historian James F. Dimock (1810-76) and published in 1867, contains Giraldus' treatises on Ireland, his earliest works. The Latin text provides an outstanding contemporary source, while the English editorial preface illuminates nineteenth-century interest in the period

Fr. Rogeri Bacon Opera quædam hactenus inedita. Vol. I. containing I.--Opus tertium. II.--Opus minus. III.--Compendium philosophiæ by Roger Bacon( Book )

48 editions published between 1859 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Franciscan Roger Bacon (c.1214-92?) was one of the most significant intellectuals of the thirteenth century. His most important work was the Opus Majus of 1267 (also available in this series). The works included in this volume, edited by J. S. Brewer, had not previously been published, and only one volume of the unpublished works ever appeared, because of Brewer's other commitments. The Opus Minus was a précis of the larger work, written at the same time. The Opus Tertium, written the following year, was Bacon's attempt to cover topics which he felt had been omitted, or inadequately explained, in the previous versions; it also includes autobiographical information. Neither the Opus Minus or Opus Tertium survive in their entirety, but Brewer includes all the parts known in 1859. The Compendium Philosophiae deals with Bacon's wide-ranging intellectual interests in all aspects of medieval scholarship

The reign of Henry VIII from his accession to the death of Wolsey by J. S Brewer( Book )

20 editions published between 1884 and 1968 in English and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII : preserved in the Public Record Office, the British Museum, and elsewhere in England by Great Britain( Book )

81 editions published between 1864 and 1965 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Monumenta franciscana by J. S Brewer( Book )

27 editions published between 1858 and 1965 in Latin and English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Calendar of the Carew manuscripts : preserved in the Archiepiscopal Libr. at Lambeth by William Bullen( Book )

16 editions published between 1868 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII by R. H Brodie( Book )

5 editions published in 2008 in Undetermined and English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth by William Bullen( Book )

7 editions published between 1867 and 2010 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII by Great Britain( Book )

2 editions published between 1965 and 2005 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII( )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide