The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales / co-editors, John Davies [and others]
2008, First Edition. Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #379629
ISBN: 9780708319536
Physical description : 1 online resource (xxv, 1059 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. Notes : Other format: Also available in print version. Mode of access: World Wide Web. As well as being one of the most significant poets in his field, Nigel Jenkins has won acclaim in other genres, most notably for his history of the Welsh in India, Gwalia in Khasia, which won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year award. Menna Baines, who is well-known as a former editor of Barn, will take prime responsibility for the Welsh language volume, and assisting and guiding the editors is John Davies who acts as editorial consultant. English. Contents : A reference work about Wales, it contains entries on various kinds of people and places which have made it so culturally, historically and geographically rich. It also covers topics ranging from: Snowdonia to the pampas of Patagonia, folk heroes to Welsh Olympians, and the men and women of Wales who have excelled in art, culture and politics. Subject : Civilization. Regions & Countries - Europe. History & Archaeology. Great Britain. Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Welsh. Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Price: €60.00