Cosmas of Prague, The Chronicle of the Czechs – Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum
János M. Bak and Pavlína Rychterová The Latin-English bilingual volume presents the text of The Chronicle of the Czechs by Cosmas of Prague. Cosmas was born around 1045, educated in Liège, upon his return to Bohemia, he got married as well as became a priest. In 1086 he was appointed prebendary, a senior member of clergy in Prague. He completed the first book of the Chronicle in 1119, starting with the creation of the world and the...