Author: Caedmon
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Junius Manuscript
The Junius Manuscript
Author: Caedmon
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Junius Manuscript
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Junius Manuscript
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain
Author: N. R. Ker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901050137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A list of surviving medieval books by location with lists of donors and scribes; with a glossary.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901050137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A list of surviving medieval books by location with lists of donors and scribes; with a glossary.
The Voyage of Bran, Son of Febal, to the Land of the Living
Author: Kuno Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic literature, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic literature, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
List of Identifications
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Medieval Herbal Remedies
Author: Anne Van Arsdall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136613889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136613889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
The History of Decorated Bookbinding in England
Author: Howard M. Nixon
Publisher: Oxford [England] ; Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Based on the Lyell Lectures given by Howard Nixon at Oxford in 1979, this lavishly illustrated book traces the decorated binding in England from the earliest surviving example, the St Cuthbert Gospel dating from a little before the end of the seventh century, to the beginning of the Modern Movement in the late 1940s. This books emphasis is on fine binding in leather, with the styles and designs used for its decoration, and with the tools employed to effect these designs. This work is the first to trace comprehensively the development of this English tradition and bring together numerous illustrations of the superb bindings produced over the last eight centuries.
Publisher: Oxford [England] ; Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Based on the Lyell Lectures given by Howard Nixon at Oxford in 1979, this lavishly illustrated book traces the decorated binding in England from the earliest surviving example, the St Cuthbert Gospel dating from a little before the end of the seventh century, to the beginning of the Modern Movement in the late 1940s. This books emphasis is on fine binding in leather, with the styles and designs used for its decoration, and with the tools employed to effect these designs. This work is the first to trace comprehensively the development of this English tradition and bring together numerous illustrations of the superb bindings produced over the last eight centuries.
Treasures of the British Library
Author: Nicolas Barker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712304092
Category : Library resources
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In this highly-illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts. The Library's holdings cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum, which brought together the libraries of Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Robert Cotton and Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford, to the foundation of the British Library in 1973 and to some outstanding acquisitions of the present day.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712304092
Category : Library resources
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In this highly-illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts. The Library's holdings cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum, which brought together the libraries of Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Robert Cotton and Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford, to the foundation of the British Library in 1973 and to some outstanding acquisitions of the present day.
Catalogue of Medieval Manuscripts of Latin Commentaries on Aristotle in British Libraries: Oxford
Author: Rodney M. Thomson
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503542324
Category : Grossbritannien
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This is the second of a projected series of four volumes describing manuscripts and fragments in British libraries containing commentaries on the Latin Aristotle. This volume covers the University Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the college libraries of the University of Cambridge. It lists 152 items (including a portfolio of fragments from several original books), dating from the tenth century until c. 1500. While a few of these manuscripts came to Cambridge after the Reformation, the majority were already in use in the medieval University. Not many have been adequately described before, while most of the anonymous commentaries have not been listed anywhere. Four indexes are provided to facilitate searching the main text."--Jaquette (volume 2)
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503542324
Category : Grossbritannien
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This is the second of a projected series of four volumes describing manuscripts and fragments in British libraries containing commentaries on the Latin Aristotle. This volume covers the University Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the college libraries of the University of Cambridge. It lists 152 items (including a portfolio of fragments from several original books), dating from the tenth century until c. 1500. While a few of these manuscripts came to Cambridge after the Reformation, the majority were already in use in the medieval University. Not many have been adequately described before, while most of the anonymous commentaries have not been listed anywhere. Four indexes are provided to facilitate searching the main text."--Jaquette (volume 2)
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Author: Claire Breay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712352024
Category : Anglo-Saxons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history, literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial. At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of evidence about Old English language and literature, including Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. These national treasures are discussed alongside other, internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding of these formative centuries.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712352024
Category : Anglo-Saxons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history, literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial. At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of evidence about Old English language and literature, including Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. These national treasures are discussed alongside other, internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding of these formative centuries.
The Illuminated Page
Author: Janet Backhouse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material.