| Working with Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts Contributor(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859898415 ISBN-13: 9780859898416 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $56.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: This straightforward, well-illustrated guide to manuscript study for students and researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature brings together invaluable advice on accessing and handling historical manuscripts from a group of acclaimed scholars and historians. Aimed at developing an informed and realistic approach to exploring these manuscripts under time constraints, "Working with Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts" explores the various resources available in libraries; recent developments in electronic and archival databases; and the use of manuscript art, glosses, and marginalia. Geared to both instructors and individual researchers, as well as those working in close contact with or away from the location of these manuscripts, this volume is an authoritative reference source for all aspects of manuscript history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 001.543 |
| Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Working with Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts is a highly readable and well-illustrated guide to manuscript study for students and fledgling researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature.Bringing together invaluable advice and information from a group of eminent scholars, it aims to develop in the reader an informed and realistic approach to the mechanisms for accessing and handling manuscripts in what may be limited time. In addition to an exploration of the various manuscript resources available in libraries and their research potential, the book appraises recent developments in electronic resources, making it a beneficial aid for teachers as well as individual researchers working away from the location of manuscripts.The book includes a clear and comprehensive guide to palaeography and codicology. Chapters on Old English prose, Old English poetry and Anglo-Latin texts introduce readers to the whole range of written material extant in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. Manuscript art is uniquely presented in the |