Anglo-Saxon England [Paperback]

Anglo-Saxon England consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture.Articles in this volume include The nature of Christianity in Beowulf, Hidden glosses in manuscripts of Old English Poetry, The Maaseik embroideries, From 'palace' to 'town': Northampton and urban origins, A new charter of King Edgar, From memory to record: musical notations in manuscripts from Exeter, Stylistic disjunctions in The Dream of the Rood and Feasts of the Virgin in the liturgy of the Anglo-Saxon church.Articles in this volume include The nature of Christianity in Beowulf, Hidden glosses in manuscripts of Old English Poetry, The Maaseik embroideries, From 'palace' to 'town': Northampton and urban origins, A new charter of King Edgar, From memory to record: musical notations in manuscripts from Exeter, Stylistic disjunctions in The Dream of the Rood and Feasts of the Virgin in the liturgy of the Anglo-Saxon church.Among the diverse topics covered in this volume is a pioneer account of a unique group of Anglo-Saxon embroideries preserved on the continent and the publication of a previously unknown charter. Themes illuminated are as varied as the status of women, early urban history, the nature of medical collections, the standing of Marian feasts and the function of musical notation. The study of Old English poetry is advanced textually, codicologically, culturally, linguistically and critically. Innovation and established practice go hand-in-hand: a record of the first conference of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists and versions of six papers read at conference are included. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies rounds off the book.List of illustrations; 1. Record of the first conference of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, at Brussels and Ghent, 224 August 1983 Stanley B. Greenfield; 2. The nature of Christianity in Beowulf Edward B. Irving Jr; 3. The stlƒ