Anglo-Saxon England 34 Volume Paperback Set: Anglo-Saxon England v19: Volume 19

Michael Lapidge

ISBN 10: 052103843X / ISBN 13: 9780521038430

Published by Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anglo-Saxon England 34 Volume Paperback Set: Anglo-Saxon England v19: Volume 19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052103843X
• ISBN 13: 9780521038430
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The principal emphasis of this book is the relationship between England and its neighbours in the pre-Conquest period. It brings together fresh information of England's place in the early medieval world, with essays concentrating on finance and trade, travel, learning and education. A detailed analysis of the Old English vocabulary for money and wealth shows different usage over two centuries reflects a developing awareness, particularly on the part of Ælfric, of the relationship between wealth and power. Medical recipes in Bald's Leechbook, which stipulate the use of exotic spices from Arabia, have stimulated a fascinating essay on how these ingredients may have made their way from Arabia and the Mediterranean to England. Other essays in this wide-ranging book examine the Old English Rune Poem in the context of its two later Scandinavian analogues; the use in England of Jerome's Hebracium translation of the psalter; and the study in English schools of the difficult verse of Abbo of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.

Book Description

The principal emphasis of this book is the relationship between England and its neighbours in the pre-Conquest period. It brings together fresh information of England's place in the early medieval world, with essays concentrating on finance and trade, travel, learning and education. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications rounds off the book.