
Charters of the New Minster, Winchester
Sean Miller(Editor)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. December 2001
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-19-726223-8 (ISBN)
Description
The archive of the New Minster at Winchester contains thirty-four charters, among them four of the most important texts for our understanding of the last century and a half of Anglo-Saxon England. The two surviving wills of pre-Conquest kings are preserved only in this archive. King Alfred's will gives us further insight into the mindset of this most famous of English kings, while the likelihood that King Eadred's will was overturned by his successor gives us a window into the political turbulence of the mid-tenth century. The sumptuous gold-lettered New Minster refoundation charter of 966 is both a beautiful object and a powerful piece of monastic propaganda; and another charter in the archive contains the famous vernacular account of the crimes of Wulfbald in King Aethelreds reign. With other texts illuminating the reigns and politics of other rulers, the archive offers a microcosm of late Anglo-Saxon history.
Reviews / Votes
The commentaries on each chapter are lucid and detailed, highighting the varied interest of the texts edited ... Miller's edition bears witness to much knowledge and industry. English Historical Review [this] edition and its accompanying research tools will provide an enormous stimulus to the study of the Anglo-Saxon world and serve as a monumental contribution to the study of the Early Middle Ages. Adam J. Kosto, Columbia University Miller has succeeded admirably in coming to grips with these complex texts, and the result is a contribution not only to our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon charters, but also to our understanding of the fortunes of a community whose fate was so closely linked to the royal politics of the period. Medium Avum The exhaustiveness of Miller's researches is apparent in his thorough investigation of the (often lengthy) bounds attached to many of his charters, also in his search for literary and linguistic parallels for charter texts ... this is a substantial achievement and a significant addition to the growing corpus of Anglo-Saxon diplomas published in critical editions. Journal of the Society of Archivists A distinguished and scholarly text, producing critical editions of 34 charters to the highest standards ... Dr Miller's linguistic skills are manifest throughout. Journal of the Society of ArchivistsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
6 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726223-8 (9780197262238)
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