Columna, Guy
, was a native of Messina in Sicily,
who followed Edward I. into England, on his return from
the Holy Land. About the year 1287 he compiled a chronicle in 36 books, and wrote several historical tracts in relation to England. His most curious work is, “The history of the siege of Troy,” in Latin, Cologne 1477, 4to,
and Strasbourg 1486, fol. These editions are very scarce,
as are the Italian translations 1481, Venice, in fol. and
Florence 1610, 4to but the edition of Naples 1655, 4to,
is not so rare. 2
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