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Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon Facsimile Edition

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The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon is the earliest surviving copy of the Llibre del fets (“book of deeds”), an autobiographical account of the reign of James I, King of Aragon, in Old Catalan. Told in the first person, the text emphasizes James's conquest of Majorca and the southern conquest of Valencia. The manuscript was written in 1343 at the monastery of Poblet in Tarragona, by Celestí Destorrents, a monk of the abbey. It is decorated with historiated initials, marginal vignettes of animals, and pen-flourished initials.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon": Llibre dels Feyts facsimile edition, published by Vicent Garcia Editores, 1989

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Manuscript book description compiled by Dongwon Esther Kim.
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Llibre dels Feyts

Valencia: Vicent Garcia Editores, 1989

  • Commentary (Spanish, Valencian)
  • Limited Edition: 3080 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

The facsimile is printed on specially made paper with the same characteristics of the original; the edition includes 2 commentary volumes.

Binding

Parchment on wooden board with metallic shield.

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