Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 26

Michael Lapidge

ISBN 10: 0521592526 / ISBN 13: 9780521592529

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

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1st edition. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521592526
• ISBN 13: 9780521592529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons by showing on the one hand how they understood the processes of reading and assimilating knowledge and, on the other, how they conceived of time and the passage of the seasons. In the field of art history, two essays treat two of the best-known Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. The lavish symbol pages in the 'Book of Durrow' are shown to reflect a programmatic exposition of the meaning of Easter, and a posthumous essay by a distinguished art historian shows how the Anglo-Saxon illustrations added to the 'Galba Psalter' are best to be understood in the context of the programme of learning instituted by King Alfred. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.

Book Description

In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons by showing how they understood the processes of reading and assimilating knowledge as well as showing how they conceived of time and the passage of the seasons. The usual bibliography rounds off the book.