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Supplements to the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Volumes in this series provide substantive commentary or context for volumes in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Proposals for new books in this series should be directed to the appropriate DOML editor.
Below is a list of in-print works in this collection, presented in series order or publication order as applicable.
Sort by title, author, format, publication date, or price »1. | ![]() | In this companion to the two-volume Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library translation of The Histories by Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Anthony Kaldellis explores the ethnic dynamics that undergird the Histories, which recount the rise of the Ottoman empire and the decline of the Byzantine empire, all in the context of expanding western power. |
2. | ![]() | A Commentary on The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition This authoritative commentary is the most comprehensive examination to date of the bilingual riddle tradition of Anglo-Saxon England and its links to the wider world. A companion to The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition, this volume includes rich notes and commentary on hundreds of Latin, Old English, and Old Norse–Icelandic riddles. |
3. | ![]() | A Commentary on Nigel of Canterbury’s Miracles of the Virgin A companion to the first-ever English translation of Nigel of Canterbury’s Miracles of the Virgin, published alongside the Latin in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. This supplement offers an extensive commentary to facilitate appreciation of the Miracles as poetry by a medieval writer deeply imbued in the long tradition of Latin literature. |