The Three Kings of Cologne An Early English Translation of the Historia Trium Regum Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Three Kings of Cologne: An Early English Translation of the "Historia Trium Regum"As the Oldest mss. Go down to the beginning Of the 15th century, the first translation can be dated about (rather before than after) 1400. W'ith this date harmonizes the style, which is still heavy and embarrassed.2 The dialect of ms. Royal, and, though less pure, of ms. Cbr. Ee, is South-midland 3 and this, most likely.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.