Anglo-Saxon England

Zusatztext Die 4 CD-ROMs der Reihe 'Eyewitness Photogalerie' enthalten je 100 Farbfotosvon außergewöhnlicher Brillanz auf weißem Hintergrund. Dank des digitalenFormats ist jede Art der Bildbearbeitung möglich. Eine Quelle faszinierenderGestaltungsvariationen für Kinder und Erwachsene! die gleichzeitig spielerischden kreativen Umgang mit dem Computer fördern. Klappentext The principal emphasis of this book is the relationship between England and its neighbours in the pre-Conquest period. Zusammenfassung The principal emphasis of this book is the relationship between England and its neighbours in the pre-Conquest period. It brings together fresh information of England's place in the early medieval world! with essays concentrating on finance and trade! travel! learning and education. The usual comprehensive bibliography of the previous year's publications rounds off the book. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Editors' preface; 1. Record of the fourth conference of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, at Durham, 7¿11 August 1989; 2. Bald's Leechbook and cultural interactions in Anglo-Saxon England M. L. Cameron; 3. Place-names as a reflection of cultural interaction Gillian Fellows-Jensen; 4. The Anglo-Saxon and Norse Rune Poems: a comparative study Margaret Clunies Ross; 5. Money, power and morality in late Anglo-Saxon England M. R. Godden; 6. Hebrew and the Hebraicum in late Anglo-Saxon England Sarah Larratt Keefer and David R. Burrows; 7. England and Aquitaine in the century before the Norman Conquest George Beech; 8. Oaks, ships, riddles and the Old English Rune Poem Paul Sorrell; 9. Bones of contention: the context of Ælfric's homily on St Vincent Susan E. Irvine; 10. The Abbo glossary in London, British Library, Cotton Domitian i Patrizia Lendinara; 11. The production of de luxe manuscripts and the patronage of King Cnut and Queen Emma T. A. Heslop; 12. Archbishop Sigeric's journey to Rome in 990 Veronica Ortenberg; 13. Bibliography for 1989 Carl T. Berkhout, Martin Biddle, Mark Blackburn, Sarah Foot, Alexander Rumble and Simon Keynes....

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• Authors: Malcolm Lapidge Godden, Michael Lapidge, Michael (University of Cambridge) Godden Lapidge
• Assisted by: Malcolm Godden (Editor), Godden Malcolm (Editor), Simon Keynes (Editor), Keynes Simon (Editor), Michael Lapidge (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521038430
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03843-0
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England 34 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history & criticism, Archaeology by period / region, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval