Anglo-Saxon England (Paperback)

Throughout the centuries of its existence, Anglo-Saxon society was highly, if not widely, literate: it was a society the functioning of which depended very largely on the written word. All the essays in this volume throw light on the literacy of Anglo-Saxon England, from the writs which were used as the instruments of government from the eleventh century onwards, to the normative texts which regulated the lives of Benedictine monks and nuns, to the runes stamped on an Anglo-Saxon coin, to the pseudorunes which deliver the coded message of a man to his lover in a well-known Old English poem, to the mysterious writing on an amulet which was apparently worn by a religious for a personal protection from the devil. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Anglo-Saxon England 34 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 32
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	October 2007
Editors:	Michael Lapidge • Malcolm Godden • Simon Keynes
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-03858-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-521-03858-8
Barcode:	9780521038584

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