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Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 26
Michael Lapidge (Ed.)
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Description for Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 26
hardcover. In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons. Editor(s): Lapidge, Professor Michael; Godden, Malcolm; Keynes, Simon. Series: Anglo-Saxon England. Num Pages: 323 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 705.
In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons by showing on the one hand how they understood the processes of reading and assimilating knowledge and, on the other, how they conceived of time and the passage of the seasons. In the field of art history, two essays treat two of the best-known Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. The lavish symbol pages in the 'Book of Durrow' are shown to reflect a programmatic exposition of the meaning of Easter, and a posthumous essay by a distinguished art historian shows how the ... Read more
In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons by showing on the one hand how they understood the processes of reading and assimilating knowledge and, on the other, how they conceived of time and the passage of the seasons. In the field of art history, two essays treat two of the best-known Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. The lavish symbol pages in the 'Book of Durrow' are shown to reflect a programmatic exposition of the meaning of Easter, and a posthumous essay by a distinguished art historian shows how the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
Series
Anglo-Saxon England
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521592529
SKU
V9780521592529
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