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St Margaret's Gospel Book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh Century Queen of Scots (Treasures from the Bodleian Library)
Rebecca Rushforth
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Description for St Margaret's Gospel Book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh Century Queen of Scots (Treasures from the Bodleian Library)
Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated, this work brings to life a highly treasured personal book and the story behind its creation, use, loss, and rediscovery. It also explores St Margaret's life, her learning, piety, and place in Scottish history. Series: Treasures from the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 67 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 754.
A beautiful little manuscript in the Bodleian Library, which was purchased for £6 at auction in 1887, was discovered afterwards to belong to none other than Margaret, Queen of Scotland and was, according to her biographer, her favourite book. The story of the book is as romantic as the story of Margaret herself. Born in Hungary, St Margaret was briefly sister of the King of England then exiled to Scotland after the Norman Conquest where she married King Malcolm. Despite many political upheavals, she adapted to an unwelcome public role to become famous for her piety, dignity and compassion. ... Read more
A beautiful little manuscript in the Bodleian Library, which was purchased for £6 at auction in 1887, was discovered afterwards to belong to none other than Margaret, Queen of Scotland and was, according to her biographer, her favourite book. The story of the book is as romantic as the story of Margaret herself. Born in Hungary, St Margaret was briefly sister of the King of England then exiled to Scotland after the Norman Conquest where she married King Malcolm. Despite many political upheavals, she adapted to an unwelcome public role to become famous for her piety, dignity and compassion. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
Series
Treasures from the Bodleian Library
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243709
SKU
V9781851243709
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-32
About Rebecca Rushforth
Rebecca Rushforth is Research Associate on the ‘Revised Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Charters’ project at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, Cambridge, and research fellow in Medieval Manuscripts at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. She has worked in the Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Department of Manuscripts at the British Library.
Reviews for St Margaret's Gospel Book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh Century Queen of Scots (Treasures from the Bodleian Library)
"In this slim, beautifully illustrated volume, Rebecca Rushforth presents the biography of a very precious historical witness to a defining era for the medieval kingdom of Scotland. . . . A rare glimpse into the private thoughts and personal beliefs of a woman who had an immediate and profound influence on the shaping and directing of the spiritual, cultural, and ... Read more