England Before the Conquest: Studies in Primary Sources Presented to Dorothy Whitelock [Hardcover]

Peter Clemoes (Editor), Kathleen Hughes (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1972 | ISBN-10: 0521081912 | ISBN-13: 978-0521081917 | Edition: 1

Concerned with the basic materials of documents, literature, art, place-names, inscriptions, coins, buildings and archaeological finds, the twenty-two original studies that make up this 1971 text brought fresh understanding to various important topics in Anglo-Saxon scholarship. Native, continental, Scandinavian and Irish elements in five centuries of Anglo-Saxon history are represented. Each contribution exemplifies the methods and expertise of a modern specialisation, but collectively the essays show the value of a joint approach. They form a fitting tribute to a scholar who has kept primary sources to the forefront in her own work and who has illuminated an exceptionally wide range of them.

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Book Description

Concerned with the basic materials of documents, literature, art, place-names, inscriptions, coins, buildings and archaeological finds, the twenty-two original studies that make up this 1971 text brought fresh understanding to various important topics in Anglo-Saxon scholarship. Native, continental, Scandinavian and Irish elements in five centuries of Anglo-Saxon history are represented.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 434 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 28, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521081912
• ISBN-13: 978-0521081917
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
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