Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies · 1983

Bechbretha: An Old Irish Law-Tract on Bee-Keeping

Edited by Thomas Charles-Edwards and Fergus Kelly. The complete volume is represented here: front matter, scholarly introduction, 55-section text and translation, notes, seven appendices, and all indexes.

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Front matter

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Manuscripts

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Language

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The value of the glosses and commentary

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Legal introduction

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Bee-keeping in early Ireland

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Text, variants, glosses and translation

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Editorial notes

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Appendix 1 · H.2.15A commentary

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Appendix 2 · Egerton 88 commentary

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Appendix 3 · H.3.17 commentary

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Appendix 4 · H.3.18 commentary

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Appendix 5 · Caithchi bech

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Appendix 6 · Athgabál bech

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Appendix 7 · Bees in the Welsh Laws

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Index of Irish words

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Index of proper names

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Index of Welsh and Breton words

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