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A Conspectus of Scribal Hands Writing English, 700-1100

A Conspectus of Scribal Hands Writing English, 700-1100

Scragg, Donald

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral Reference

Publisher Price: $120.00

ISBN10: 1843846179
ISBN13: 9781843846178
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: Aug 25 2021
Pages: 126
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.50 Width: 11.80 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Comprehensive, annotated list of over a thousand Anglo-Saxon scribal hands, linking them to place and manuscript.

This book documents the entire corpus of scribal hands writing in the vernacular from the eighth century to post-Conquest. More than a thousand hands are listed, together with details of their work, which ranges from a few words or sentences in marginalia to multiple volumes; glosses and marginalia are included, together with Latin charters containing some English. Overall, it offers a comprehensive view of the scale of literacy in early medieval England, locating the familiar material produced in Alfred's day in a significantly wider context, and providing an invaluable starting point for a variety of manuscript studies.

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