Runes and Runic Inscriptions
Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes
Published on 24. August 1995
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-85115-387-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings together the most important published work (together with one previously unpublished paper) of Professor R.I. Page on the subject which has intrigued him throughout his career: runes, the native script of the Germanic peoples. The articles, arranged chronologically, examine the question of runes from a variety of standpoints, but focus primarily on the use and development of the script amongst the Anglo-Saxons, and explore the history ofscholarship in this field. There are also seminal studies of Scandinavian inscriptions in England and on the Isle of Man.
The collection is prefaced by an introductory paper detailing new discoveries and debating matters of controversy. Most of the articles have been updated. The book is completed by a bibliography of Professor Page's writings. Professor R.I. PAGE was formerly Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge, and Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
The collection is prefaced by an introductory paper detailing new discoveries and debating matters of controversy. Most of the articles have been updated. The book is completed by a bibliography of Professor Page's writings. Professor R.I. PAGE was formerly Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge, and Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Reviews / Votes
A contribution of outstanding value to both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, beautifully presented and edited. * EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE * A most valuable and enjoyable book. * SAGA-BOOK OF THE VIKING SOCIETY * Offre, en un volume, une extraordinaire introduction a la culture des royaumes anglo-saxons. * REVUE BELGE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 b/w. 15 line.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85115-387-2 (9780851153872)
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Content
Quondam et futurus (1994); Northumbrian "aefter" (in memory of) + accusative (1958); an early drawing of the Ruthwell Cross (1959); language and dating in Old English inscriptions (1959); the Bewcastle Cross (1960); the Old English rune "ear" (1961); a note on the transliteration of Old English runic inscriptions (1962); the use of double runes in Old English inscriptions (1962); Anglo-Saxon runes and magic (1964); Ralph Thoresby's runic coins (1965); the Old English rune "eoh, ih" (Yew Tree) (1968); the runic solidus of Schweindorf, Ostfriesland, and related runic solidi (1968); runes and non-runes (1969); how long did the Scandinavian language survive in England? - the epigraphical evidence (1971); Anglo-Saxon texts in early modern transcripts - 1 The Anglo-Saxon runic poem (1973); some thoughts on Manx runes (1980); the Manx rune-stones (1983); on the transliteration of English runes (1984); new runic finds in England (1987); a 16th-century runic manuscript (1987); runeukyndige risteres skriblerier - the English evidence (1989); Roman and runic on St Cuthbert's coffin (1989); dating Old English inscriptions - the limits of inference (1990).