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De temporibus anni, a concise handbook of calendar and computus, astronomy and natural science, dates from the late tenth century. It seems to have circulated anonymously, but analysis of its language and content shows it to be by ©†lfric, one of the most prolific and widely-studied authors of Anglo-Saxon England. Unlike the earlier works of Bede and Isidore, it is written in the vernacular (despite its Latin title), possibly the earliest such work in a vernacular language in western Europe. This new edition incorporates the fruits of modern research into the scientific and religious background to the work, as well as the findings of recent studies on palaeography and textual criticism. It is also the most comprehensive edition yet produced, including notes, glossary and bibliography, and the first modern English translation [presented en face] for some 140 years. By means of these, and the inclusion of a detailed introduction and commentary, it renders the work more accessible both to those interested in the history of science and to students of Anglo-Saxon language and literature. Dr MARTIN BLAKE works with medieval manuscripts in the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives at Cambridge University Library.

Science, Medieval. --- Aelfric, --- Medieval science --- Anglo-Saxon England. --- Anglo-Saxon language. --- De temporibus anni. --- astronomy. --- calendar. --- computus. --- literature. --- natural science. --- palaeography. --- textual criticism. --- vernacular language. --- western Europe. --- Ælfric.

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Numismatics -- Great Britain --- Great Britain -- Antiquities --- Coins, Roman -- Great Britain --- Coins, Arab --- Coins, Anglo-Saxon -- England -- Wiltshire --- Poole --- Hawkins --- Weston --- Combe --- Till

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The first full-length study of the Old English version of Bede's masterwork, dealing with one of the most important texts to survive from Anglo-Saxon England. The subjects treated range from a detailed analysis of the manuscripts and the medieval use of them to a very satisfying conclusion that summarizes all the major issues related to the work, giving a compelling summary of the value and importance of this independent creation. Dr Rowley convincingly argues that the Old English version is not an inferior imitation of Bede's work, but represents an intelligent reworking of the text for a later generation. An exhaustive study and a major scholarly contribution.' GEORGE HARDIN BROWN, Professor of English emeritus, Stanford University. The Old English version of Bede's 'Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum' is one of the earliest and most substantial surviving works of Old English prose. Translated anonymously around the end of the ninth or beginning of the tenth century, the text, which is substantially shorter than Bede's original, was well known and actively used in medieval England, and was highly influential. However, despite its importance, it has been little studied. In this first book on the subject, the author places the work in its manuscript context, arguing that the text was an independent, ecclesiastical translation, thoughtfully revised for its new audience. Rather than looking back on the age of Bede from the perspective of a king centralizing power and building a community by recalling a glorious English past, the Old English version of Bede's 'Historia' transforms its source to focus on local history, key Anglo-Saxon saints, and their miracles. The author argues that its reading reflects an ecclesiastical setting more than a political one, with uses more hagiographical than royal; and that rather than being used as a class-book or crib, it functioned as a resource for vernacular preaching, as a corpus of vernacular saints' lives, for oral performance, and episcopal authority. Sharon M. Rowley is Associate Professor of English at Christopher Newport University.

English language --- Texts. --- Bede, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Angelorum --- Handschrift --- London --- British Library --- Ms. Cotton Tiberius C.II. --- England --- Church history --- Germanic languages --- Anglo-Saxon England. --- Bede's Historia ecclesiastica. --- Old English version. --- ecclesiastical translation. --- manuscripts. --- religious ideology.

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A Handbook of Animals in Old English Texts is the definitive handbook for students, scholars, and observers of the non-human in early medieval England. In this interdisciplinary compendium to the animal inhabitants of medieval Britain, Preston documents each creature mentioned in the Old English literary textual canon and correlates its standard literary interpretation with relevant historical, archaeological, and ecological studies. Beyond its usefulness as a reference work, Preston's text challenges the reader to move beyond a literary analysis of the figural beast to one that leaves space for the actual animal.

Animals in literature. --- English literature --- LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. --- History and criticism. --- Old English Literature, Animals, Anglo-Saxon England, Medieval Literature, Bestiary. --- Animaux dans la littérature. --- Littérature anglaise --- History and criticism --- Old English. --- Histoire et critique --- 450-1100.