
Anglo-Saxon England
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. October 2007
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Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-521-03853-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is framed by articles that throw interesting light on the achievement and reputation of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon kings - Alfred. It opens with a wide-ranging study of the literary and archaeological evidence for the novel design of Alfred's ships, design which in later times led to his being regarded as the father of the English navy. The book closes with a survey of the development of the Alfredian legend from the tenth to the twentieth century, with material drawn from a wide variety of different sources, including art and literature, much of which may be unfamiliar to students of Anglo-Saxon England. Between these two articles on King Alfred lies a variety of studies which illustrate Anglo-Saxon England's aim of encouraging the interdisciplinary study of surviving records. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.
Reviews / Votes
'Anglo-Saxon England has been providing Anglo-Saxonists with scholarship of consistently high quality for nearly twenty years now. Its range of subjects within the field is both wide and interdisciplinary, and the annual bibliography, always meticulously produced, has become an indispensable resource.' E. A. Rowe, Anglia 'As always, Anglo-Saxon England is a model of correct printing of often difficult material, especially in the references throughout and in the outstandingly good bibliography, so much so that the discovery by a reviewer of the odd misprint ! turns into an unprofitable triumph.' E. G. Stanley, Notes & Queries 'The volumes of Anglo-Saxon England, while naturally reflecting work in progress and suitable in article form, seem often to advance steadily along lines set out in the late sixties, in the period between the death of Sir Frank Stenton (1967) and the appearance of the third and posthumous edition of his volume in the Oxford History of England (1971). In this respect, at least, Cambridge took over where Oxford left off ! questions asked vigorously a decade and a half ago begin to receive answers in the eighties.' H. R. Loyn, Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
735 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-03853-9 (9780521038539)
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Additional editions

Michael Lapidge | Malcolm Godden | Simon Keynes
Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 28
Book
06/2000
Cambridge University Press
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University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Content
List of illustrations; 1. King Alfred's ships: text and context M. J. Swanton; 2. What use are the Thorkelin transcripts of Beowulf? Johan Gerritsen; 3. The iconography of the Utrecht Psalter and the Old English Descent into Hell Jessica Brantley; 4. Anti-Judaism in AElfric's Lives of Saints Andrew P. Scheil; 5. The earliest texts with English and French David W. Porter; 6. Unfulfilled promise: the rubrics of the Old English prose Genesis Benjamin C. Withers; 7. The West Saxon Gospels and the gospel-lectionary in Anglo-Saxon England: manuscript evidence and liturgical practice Ursula Lenker; 8. The scribe of the Paris Psalter Richard Emms; 9. The Office of the Trinity in the Crowland Psalter (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce 296) Barbara C. Raw; 10. Hereward and Flanders Elisabeth van Houts; 11. The cult of King Alfred Simon Keynes; Bibliography for 1998 Debby Banham, Carl T. Berkhout, Carole P. Biggam, Mark Blackburn and Simon Keynes.