English Vernacular Minuscule from Aethelred to Cnut, Circa 990 - Circa 1035

First full-scale examination of the phenomenon of the English Vernacular minuscule, analysing the full corpus and giving an account of its history and development.

List of contents

Introduction
Background
Attributions of Origin
Scribal Change in Bookhands and Charters: The 'Tall and Narrow' Hands
Scribal Continuity in Bookhands and Charters: The 'Square Influenced' Hands
Glosses and Scribbles
Conclusion: Change and Continuity in Early English Vernacular Minuscule
Appendix: List of Scribal Hands
Glossary

About the author

Peter A. Stokes

Product details

• Authors: Peter A Stokes, Peter A. Stokes
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781843843696
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-369-6
• No. of pages: 309
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies; Pubns Manchester Centre for An; Pubns Manchester Centre for An
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literature - Classics / Criticism