Previously published in hardback as vol. 1434 in the Garland Reference Library of the Humanities.
The study of manuscripts is fundamental to the appreciation of Anglo-Saxon texts and culture. "Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts: Basic Readings" provides an introductory collection of materials covering basic terms, techniques, resources, issues, and applications. Focusing on manuscripts copied in England before 1100, the selections gathered here consider their history, production, analysis, and significance.
Drawn from a variety of published sources and new writings commissioned for this collection, these essays offer a thorough background in principles and practices, along with up-to-date coverage of new developments in paleography. This interdisciplinary collection introduces key subjects of research for Anglo-Saxon studies while suggesting potential developments and new directions within the field.
Author(s): Mary P. Richards
Series: Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon England
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: XVI+402
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts / MARY P. RICHARDS ix
List of Abbreviations xv
Using Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts / ALEXANDER R. RUMBLE 3
Self-Contained Units in Composite Manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Period / P. R. ROBINSON 25
Old Manuscripts/New Technologies / KEVIN S. KIERNAN 37
N. R. Ker and the Study of English Medieval Manuscripts / RICHARD W. PFAFF 55
Further Addenda and Corrigenda to N. R. Ker's 'Catalogue' / MARY BLOCKLEY 79
Surviving Booklists from Anglo-Saxon England / MICHAEL LAPIDGE 87
English Libraries Before 1066: Use and Abuse of the Manuscript Evidence / DAVID N. DUMVILLE 169
Orality and the Developing Text of Caedmon's 'Hymn' / KATHERINE O'BRIEN O'KEEFFE 221
The Construction of Oxford, Bodleian Library, Junius 11 / BARBARA C. RAW 251
The Eleventh-Century Origin of 'Beowulf' and the 'Beowulf' Manuscript / KEVIN S. KlERNAN 277
The Structure of the Exeter Book Codex (Exeter, Cathedral Library, MS.3501) / PATRICK W. CONNER 301
The Compilation of the Vercelli Book / D. G. SCRAGG 317
History of the Manuscript and Punctuation (from 'Aelfric's First Series of Catholic Homilies - British Library, Royal 7.C.xii, fols. 4-218') / PETER CLEMOES 345
The Production of an Illustrated Version (from 'The Old English Illustrated Hexateuch') / PETER CLEMOES 365
The Publication of Alfred's 'Pastoral Care' / KENNETH SISAM 373
Index to Manuscripts 383
