• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Anglo-Saxon Exeter: A Tenth-Century Cultural History

Anglo-Saxon Exeter: A Tenth-Century Cultural History

Hardcover

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryReligion General Ancient History General

ISBN10: 0851153070
ISBN13: 9780851153070
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Aug 5 1993
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A study of the manuscripts, relics and historical traditions of Anglo-Saxon Exeter before Leofric moved the see of Devon and Cornwall there in 1050.

In his search for an historical context for the famous Exeter Book of Old English poetry, Dr Conner's examination of the archaeological and textual records of Exeter have led him to significant new conclusions about the city's tenth century monastic culture. He posits the existence of a large library dating from the time of King thelstan, an active scriptorium from at least the mid-century period, and suggests that five other important manuscripts may have originated at Exeter c.950-c.990.A codicological examination of the Exeter Book draws fresh conclusions about its composition and its literary context.

Also in

Religion General