Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 24

Edited by Michael Lapidge, Malcolm Godden, Simon Keynes

ISBN 10: 052155845X / ISBN 13: 9780521558457

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1996

358 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __052155845X

Synopsis:

Our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England depends wholly on the precise and detailed study of the texts that have come down to us from pre-Conquest times. The present book contains pioneering studies of some of these sources which have been neglected or misunderstood. A comprehensive study of a group of lavish gospelbooks written under the patronage of a late Anglo-Saxon countess, Judith of Flanders (sometime wife of the Earl Tostig who was killed at Stamford Bridge in 1066) shows the importance of these artefacts and provides fresh understanding of the transmission of the gospels in late eleventh-century England. Close analysis of the Libellus Ęthelwoldi, a neglected Latin translation of a late tenth-century documentary record of the estates acquired by the redoubtable Bishop Ęthelwold for Ely Abbey, throws significant light on the operations of the laws of land tenure in the late tenth century. These and other more traditional lines of enquiry are the focus of this book. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.

Book Description: Our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England depends wholly on the precise and detailed study of the texts that have come down to us from pre-Conquest times. The present book contains pioneering studies of some of these sources which have been neglected or misunderstood. The usual comprehensive bibliography rounds off the book.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 24
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New