The Peterborough Chronicle, Volume 1
Introduction and Text
Seiten
2022
Anthem Press (Verlag)
978-1-83998-699-4 (ISBN)
Anthem Press (Verlag)
978-1-83998-699-4 (ISBN)
This work is a critical edition and translation with commentary on one of the most important surviving Anglo-Saxon historical documents, The Peterborough Chronicle.
The book consists of three parts: I. Introduction, including the history of research, detailed paleographical and codicological analysis, and discussion of the other Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts, and their textual relations; II. The Critical Edition, presenting the text in its immediate seventeenth-century manuscript context, with notes; III. The Modern English Translation, including detailed historical and philological notes. A bibliography, indexes and extensive comparanda complete the book. This edition, translation and commentary greatly enhance the accessibility and research potential of one of the most important primary sources for the history, language and culture of Anglo-Saxon England.
The book consists of three parts: I. Introduction, including the history of research, detailed paleographical and codicological analysis, and discussion of the other Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts, and their textual relations; II. The Critical Edition, presenting the text in its immediate seventeenth-century manuscript context, with notes; III. The Modern English Translation, including detailed historical and philological notes. A bibliography, indexes and extensive comparanda complete the book. This edition, translation and commentary greatly enhance the accessibility and research potential of one of the most important primary sources for the history, language and culture of Anglo-Saxon England.
Bernard Muir has taught at Melbourne University for forty years in the fields of manuscript studies (codicology, paleography, and Art History) and Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture. Nicholas Sparks trained as a medieval historian with a focus on manuscript studies and book history. He holds a Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic from the University of Cambridge and a Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) from the University of Canberra.
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Abbreviated References; Text; Bibliography; Gathering Key and Analysis; Earlier Catalogue Descriptions.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 280 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83998-699-9 / 1839986999 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83998-699-4 / 9781839986994 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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