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Author Symons, Victoria

Title Runes and Roman Letters in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
Published De Gruyter, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (236)
Series Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde, 1866-7678 ; Band 99
Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde ; Bd. 99.
Contents Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Runes in Old English Manuscripts: The Exeter Book Manuscript as a Case Study -- 2. Reading and Writing in the Runic Riddles and The Husband's Message -- 3. Cynewulf's Signatures and the Materiality of the Letter -- 4. The Power of the Letter in Runic Charms and Solomon and Saturn I -- 5. Rune Lists and Alphabet Poems: Studying the Letter in Later Anglo-Saxon England -- 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Within the corpus of surviving Old English literature is a selection of texts that combine runic and Roman script. These works range from some of the most celebrated of Old English poetry, including the riddles and elegies, to lesser studied charms and alphabet poems. This book presents the first comprehensive study of such texts, placing them in the context of developments in Anglo-Saxon literacy, writing practices, and material culture
Analysis Cyncewulf
Old English
Runology
script-mixing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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SUBJECT Exeter book. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50079632
Exeter book fast
Subject Inscriptions, English (Old)
Inscriptions, Runic -- Great Britain
Manuscripts, English (Old)
Paleography -- History -- To 1500
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Old & Middle English.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
Inscriptions, English (Old)
Inscriptions, Runic
Manuscripts, English (Old)
Paleography
Altenglisch
Handschrift
Runenschrift
Lateinische Schrift
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016039326
ISBN 3110492776
9783110491920
3110491923
9783110492774
9783110494747
3110494744