Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 111 pages ) : 1 map |
Contents |
Preface -- Procedures and conventions -- Abbreviations -- Map of locations associated with scribal hands -- The conspectus -- Index of names -- Index of places -- Subject index |
Summary |
"This book documents the entire corpus of scribal hands writing in the vernacular from the eighth century to post-Conquest. More than a thousand hands are listed, together with details of their work, which ranges from a few words or sentences in marginalia to multiple volumes; glosses and marginalia are included, together with Latin charters containing some English. Overall, it offers a comprehensive view of the scale of literacy in early medieval England, locating the familiar material produced in Alfred's day in a significantly wider context, and providing an invaluable starting point for a variety of manuscript studies."-- Back cover |
Notes |
Expanded version of: Scragg, D.G. A conspectus of scribal hands writing English, 960-1100 (published 2012) |
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Includes indexes |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Scribes -- England
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Writing
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English language -- Written English -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Manuscripts, English (Old) -- England
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Scribes
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England
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Genre/Form |
Directories
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Expanded version of (work): Scragg, D. G.
Conspectus of scribal hands writing English, 960-1100
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ISBN |
9781800103948 |
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1800103948 |
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