Books and Libraries in Early England (Hardcover, New Ed)

A collection of articles in English and German devoted to the study of books, readers and libraries in medieval England, especially in the Anglo-Saxon period. The first article surveys the history of the English library from its beginnings to the suppression of the monasteries. It is followed by a more detailed examination of the first four centuries of Anglo-Saxon book collections and by studies on book production in 9th-century England, as seen in relation to King Alfred's plans for educational reform and to the intellectual background of library history in the 10th century. Of two articles on liturgical books, one sets out the now standard classified list of liturgical manuscripts written and owned in Anglo-Saxon England; other essays look at individual manuscripts and the earliest modern catalogue of surviving books with Old English texts.

General

Imprint:	Variorum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Helmut Gneuss
Dimensions:	232 x 151 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86078-602-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	0-86078-602-1
Barcode:	9780860786023

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