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VILLANI’S CHRONICLE
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VILLANI’S CHRONICLE
BEING SELECTIONS
FROM THE FIRST NINE BOOKS OF THE
CRONICHE FIORENTINE OF
GIOVANNI VILLANI
Translated by
ROSE E. SELFE
and Edited by
PHILIP H. WICKSTEED M.A.
LONDON
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO. LTD.
1906
SECOND EDITION
CAREFULLY REVISED
PREFATORY NOTE
The Editor is responsible for the selection of the passagestranslated, and for the Introduction. He has also compared thetranslation with the original text, has satisfied himself of itsgeneral accuracy, and has made numerous suggestions.
The Translator is responsible for the fidelity of the translation indetail, and for its general tone and style. She has also drawn up theIndexes, and seen the work through the press.
For the selection of marginal references to the works of Dante theEditor and Translator are jointly responsible.
Both Translator and Editor desire to express their obligations to Mr.A.J. Butler, who has given them his ungrudging assistance in everydifficulty, and whose learning and judgment have been invaluable.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Introduction | xxv |
| BOOK I. | |
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