A Conspectus of Scribal Hands Writing English, 700-1100 (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	D.S. Brewer
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Donald Scragg
Dimensions:	210 x 290 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	126
ISBN-13:	978-1-84384-617-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-84384-617-9
Barcode:	9781843846178

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