| Books and Libraries in Early England Contributor(s): Gneuss, Helmut (Author) |
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ISBN: 0860786021 ISBN-13: 9780860786023 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - History |
| Dewey: 027.042 |
| LCCN: 96030697 |
| Series: Variorum Collected Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 9.09" W x 6.18" (1.25 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this second volume from Helmut Gneuss are devoted to the study of books, their readers, and libraries in medieval England, especially in the Anglo-Saxon period. The selection opens with a survey of the history of the medieval English library, followed by detailed studies of Anglo-Saxon book production. These also examine its relation in the 9th century to King Alfred's plan for educational reform, and to the intellectual history of the 10th century. Two articles deal with liturgical books, and include the standard classified list of liturgical manuscripts. To end, there is an analysis of the earliest modern catalogue of books with Old English texts, that by George Hickes, and an investigation of the history of the Latin hymnal in Britain. |