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This monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to
compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic
peoples. The philologist and historian Kemble (1807 57) was born
into a renowned family of actors, trained at Cambridge for both the
bar and the church, but devoted his career to Germanic philology
and Old English. His studies resulted in several books including a
Beowulf edition (1833), a pioneering six-volume edition of
Anglo-Saxon charters (Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, 1839 48),
and the posthumous Horae Ferales (1863), together with articles and
translations in periodicals. He also corresponded for many years
with Jacob Grimm. The Saxons drew heavily on Kemble's work on the
charters. This, the first of two volumes, argues for the early
presence of the Saxons in Britain and investigates their laws and
institutions, emphasising the relationship between land ownership
and rank in the Anglo-Saxon social order.
This monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to
compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic
peoples. The philologist and historian Kemble (1807 57) was born
into a renowned family of actors, trained at Cambridge for both the
bar and the church, but devoted his career to Germanic philology
and Old English. His studies resulted in several books including a
Beowulf edition (1833), a pioneering six-volume edition of
Anglo-Saxon charters (Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, 1839 48),
and the posthumous Horae Ferales (1863), together with articles and
translations in periodicals. He also corresponded for many years
with Jacob Grimm. The Saxons drew heavily on Kemble's work on the
charters. Volume 2 discusses how England changed under the Saxons,
focusing on the powers and functions of the king, the ruling elite
and the clergy, the role of the urban and rural population, and the
situation of the poor.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin, and a variety of documents
(wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English). John Mitchell
Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many different places
(the British Museum, the Tower of London, cathedral archives,
college libraries, and various private collections), and arranged
it as best he could in chronological order. He believed
passionately that he was laying foundations for a new history of
the English people, and built on this research in The Saxons in
England (1849), also reissued in this series. Volume 1 of the Codex
(1839) contains texts from the seventh, eighth and early ninth
centuries. It includes Kemble's pioneering account of the
principles for assessing the authenticity of Anglo-Saxon charters,
and a new preface by Simon Keynes introducing this landmark work.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin, as well as a variety of
documents (wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English).
John Mitchell Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many
different places (the British Museum, the official records then in
the Tower of London, cathedral archives, college libraries, and
various private collections), and arranged it as best he could in
chronological order. He believed passionately that he was laying
foundations for a new history of the English people, and his
pioneering work formed the basis for his study The Saxons in
England (1849), also reissued in this series. Volume 2 of the Codex
(1840) contains texts from the mid-ninth to the mid-tenth century,
ending with King Edgar's charter for the New Minster, Winchester.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin, as well as a variety of
documents (wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English).
John Mitchell Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many
different places (the British Museum, the official records then in
the Tower of London, cathedral archives, college libraries, and
various private collections), and arranged it as best he could in
chronological order. He believed passionately that he was laying
foundations for a new history of the English people, and his work
formed the basis for his study The Saxons in England (1849), also
reissued in this series. Volume 3 of the Codex (1845) contains
texts from the mid-tenth to the early eleventh century, and
includes Kemble's pioneering discussion of vernacular
boundary-clauses.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin, as well as a variety of
documents (wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English).
John Mitchell Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many
different places (the British Museum, the official records then in
the Tower of London, cathedral archives, college libraries, and
various private collections), and arranged it as best he could in
chronological order. He believed passionately that he was laying
foundations for a new history of the English people, and his work
formed the basis for his study The Saxons in England (1849), also
reissued in this series. Volume 4 of the Codex (1846) contains
texts from the early eleventh century to the Norman Conquest,
including some derived from the then newly discovered Codex
Wintoniensis.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin, as well as a variety of
documents (wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English).
John Mitchell Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many
different places (the British Museum, the official records then in
the Tower of London, cathedral archives, college libraries, and
various private collections), and arranged it as best he could in
chronological order. He believed passionately that he was laying
foundations for a new history of the English people, and his work
formed the basis for his study The Saxons in England (1849), also
reissued in this series. Volume 5 of the Codex (1847) complements
Volumes 1 and 2 with additional texts from the early seventh to the
mid-tenth century, including many from the Codex Wintoniensis.
Published in six volumes between 1839 and 1848, this was the first
collected edition of the surviving corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters,
comprising royal diplomas in Latin and a variety of documents
(wills, writs, etc.) in the vernacular (Old English). John Mitchell
Kemble (1807-57) collected his material from many different places
(the British Museum, the official records then in the Tower of
London, cathedral archives, college libraries, and various private
collections), and arranged it as best he could in chronological
order. He believed passionately that he was laying foundations for
a new history of the English people, and his work formed the basis
for his study The Saxons in England (1849). Volume 6 of the Codex
(1848) complements Volumes 3 and 4 with additional texts from the
mid-tenth century to the Norman Conquest. It also contains a
listing of the manuscripts used by Kemble, and a substantial index
of places.
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