Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

Coinciding with an exhibition at the British Library starting this October, a showcase of the British Library's outstanding array of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, offering a rich source of evidence on Old English expression.

About the author

Claire Breay is Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts at the British Library. She curated the exhibition Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy at the British Library in 2015. Joanna Story is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leicester.

Summary

This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours.

Product details

• Authors: Claire Brey, Joanna Story
• Assisted by: Claire Breay (Editor), Breay Claire (Editor), Dr. Joanna Story (Editor), Story Joanna (Editor)
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2018
• EAN: 9780712352079
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5207-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 280 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; England, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Medieval History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural anthropology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, c 400 to c 1066 (Anglo-Saxon period), BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE