E.K. Chambers — The Mediaeval Stage

London, Oxford University Press, 1954. Cloth. A smart complete two volume set of this comprehensive historical study of the origins of European theatre. Complete in two volumes.  A reprint, first published in 1903. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings.  Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated, complete. A set of works by eminent literary historian, Edmund Kerchever Chambers, best known for his contributions to Shakespearean biography, William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems. The volumes provide a study of the dramatic and performative traditions of medieval Europe, examining liturgical drama, miracle plays, moralities, folk ritual, festival customs, and the evolution of performance spaces. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, fading to spines, with light bumping to the heads and tails. Faint marks to boards. Ink inscriptions to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscriptions to contents page of vol I. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .