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This collection of papers follows on from a conference, held in
Sherborne in June 2005, marking the thirteen-hundredth anniversary
of the founding of the bishopric by Aldhelm of Malmesbury. This
volume looks at the work of Aldhelm and the foundation of the see
of Sherborne in the wider context of his career and his world. At
the Sherborne symposium, Katherine Barker commissioned a
performance of Aldhelm's Carmen rhythmicum by a rune-singer and an
instrumentalist. The large audience at Sherborne were transfixed by
the experience of listening, with the text and a translation before
them, to a musical recitation and performance of this long Latin
poem, which - perhaps for the first time in a thousand years -
conveyed something of its emotional power. The rhythms and message
of Aldhelm's poem came alive in a remarkable way and readers of
this volume can gain much of the same experience by listening to
the accompanying CD, with the text and translation of the Carmen
rhythmicum before them.
This volume of essays considers the practical and political
purposes for which maps were used, the symbolic and ideological
roles of maps in the history of South-Western England and the ways
in which map evidence can be used to recover facts about the past
for use in the writing of history. The text is accompanied by 43
pages of maps and illustrations.
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The Cerne Giant (Paperback)
Timothy Darvill, Katherine Barker, Barbara Bender, Ronald Hutton
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Prehistoric war-god, seventeenth century marvel, or living
monument? In 1996, a 'trial' was held in Cerne Abbas Village Hall
to discuss the origin of the Giant - prehistoric/Romano-British,
medieval/post-medieval, or significant for the very fact that he
exists, regardless of age. This is the book of the trial: after a
preliminary briefing, the witnesses for the three cases present
their evidence which ranges from detailed factual information about
the archaeology and history of the monument through to its folklore
and continuing role as the inspiration for all sorts of activity
from local poetry to national advertising. An epilogue contains the
jury's decision and an account of the trial's filming for regional
BBC programme.
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