Medieval History
I bought this one:
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
By Michelle P Brown
This beautifully illustrated new book by renowned manuscripts expert
Michelle Brown provides an authoritative introduction to Manuscripts from
the Anglo-Saxon Age, aided by over 140 colour images from the finest
antiquarian manuscripts. It is published by the British Library on 12
December 2007.
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age offers a fascinating insight into the
art of book production in the Anglo-Saxon period and a historical overview
of the era by examining its book culture. The publication is lavishly
illustrated with 140 colour images reproduced from the finest Anglo-Saxon
books in the British Library and other major collections.
The Anglo-Saxons first appeared on the historical scene as Germanic pagan
pirates and mercenaries, moving into the declining Roman Empire in the 5th
century AD and forging a series of kingdoms which became 'England'. By the
time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Anglo-Saxon England was one of the
most sophisticated states in the medieval West, renowned for its
ecclesiastical and cultural achievements.
In Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age, Michelle Brown demonstrates that
the written word was of tremendous importance in this transformation and
that within a century of the introduction of Christianity and literacy,
the book had become a central element of Anglo-Saxon society and a rich
vehicle for cultural and artistic expression.
For further information, images or review copies, contact Ruth Howlett at
the British Library Press Office: +44 (0)20 7412 7112 or
[email protected]
Notes for Editors
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age by Michelle P Brown, is published in
hardback by the British Library, 12 December 2007, price £25.00 (176
pages, 255 x 186mm, 140 colour illustrations, ISBN 978 0 0680 5).
Available from the British Library Shop (tel: 020 7412 7735 / e-mail:
[email protected]) and online at www.bl.uk/shop as well as other bookshops
throughout the UK.
Michelle P Brown is an internationally renowned manuscripts specialist.
She has published extensively on Anglo-Saxon and medieval history and
manuscripts. Her most important recent publication relating to Anglo-Saxon
England is The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe
(British Library, 2003).
- Sir Frank Stenton (1880?1967), The Anglo-saxon Coinage And The Historian
Dr Rory Naismith writes: Sir Frank Stentonwas professor of history at the University of Reading, and a leading scholar of Anglo-Saxon history in the twentieth century. He is best known as the author of Anglo-Saxon England, still widely regarded as the...
- Books And Their Readers In Anglo-saxon England: A Manuscript Colloquium
Dear colleagues, Organized by the Vidi-project 'Turning Over a New Leaf', on January 27, 2012, the University Library Leiden will host 'Books and their Readers in Anglo-Saxon England: A Manuscript Colloquium'. The keynote address - the...
- Second Call For Papers
Second Call for Papers M A N C A S S 5th Annual Postgraduate Conference 2nd - 3rd March, 2009 Anglo-Saxon Texts and Writers We are inviting postgraduate students in all disciplines to submit proposals for 20-minute papers for the 5th Annual MANCASS Postgraduate...
- Thomas Northcote Toller Memorial Lecture
Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies is pleased to announce that the Thomas Northcote Toller Memorial Lecture on Monday 2 March 2009 will be given by Professor Michelle Brown on 'Tha Anglo-Saxon Contribution to the History of the Book'. It...
- New Book
For further details, please point your browser at: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/bookprinter.asp?isbn=9780300119336 Writing the Map of Anglo-Saxon England Essays in Cultural Geography * Nicholas Howe Eminent Anglo-Saxonist Nicholas Howe explores...
Medieval History
Michelle Brown's New Book
I bought this one:
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
By Michelle P Brown
This beautifully illustrated new book by renowned manuscripts expert
Michelle Brown provides an authoritative introduction to Manuscripts from
the Anglo-Saxon Age, aided by over 140 colour images from the finest
antiquarian manuscripts. It is published by the British Library on 12
December 2007.
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age offers a fascinating insight into the
art of book production in the Anglo-Saxon period and a historical overview
of the era by examining its book culture. The publication is lavishly
illustrated with 140 colour images reproduced from the finest Anglo-Saxon
books in the British Library and other major collections.
The Anglo-Saxons first appeared on the historical scene as Germanic pagan
pirates and mercenaries, moving into the declining Roman Empire in the 5th
century AD and forging a series of kingdoms which became 'England'. By the
time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Anglo-Saxon England was one of the
most sophisticated states in the medieval West, renowned for its
ecclesiastical and cultural achievements.
In Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age, Michelle Brown demonstrates that
the written word was of tremendous importance in this transformation and
that within a century of the introduction of Christianity and literacy,
the book had become a central element of Anglo-Saxon society and a rich
vehicle for cultural and artistic expression.
For further information, images or review copies, contact Ruth Howlett at
the British Library Press Office: +44 (0)20 7412 7112 or
[email protected]
Notes for Editors
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age by Michelle P Brown, is published in
hardback by the British Library, 12 December 2007, price £25.00 (176
pages, 255 x 186mm, 140 colour illustrations, ISBN 978 0 0680 5).
Available from the British Library Shop (tel: 020 7412 7735 / e-mail:
[email protected]) and online at www.bl.uk/shop as well as other bookshops
throughout the UK.
Michelle P Brown is an internationally renowned manuscripts specialist.
She has published extensively on Anglo-Saxon and medieval history and
manuscripts. Her most important recent publication relating to Anglo-Saxon
England is The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe
(British Library, 2003).
- Sir Frank Stenton (1880?1967), The Anglo-saxon Coinage And The Historian
Dr Rory Naismith writes: Sir Frank Stentonwas professor of history at the University of Reading, and a leading scholar of Anglo-Saxon history in the twentieth century. He is best known as the author of Anglo-Saxon England, still widely regarded as the...
- Books And Their Readers In Anglo-saxon England: A Manuscript Colloquium
Dear colleagues, Organized by the Vidi-project 'Turning Over a New Leaf', on January 27, 2012, the University Library Leiden will host 'Books and their Readers in Anglo-Saxon England: A Manuscript Colloquium'. The keynote address - the...
- Second Call For Papers
Second Call for Papers M A N C A S S 5th Annual Postgraduate Conference 2nd - 3rd March, 2009 Anglo-Saxon Texts and Writers We are inviting postgraduate students in all disciplines to submit proposals for 20-minute papers for the 5th Annual MANCASS Postgraduate...
- Thomas Northcote Toller Memorial Lecture
Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies is pleased to announce that the Thomas Northcote Toller Memorial Lecture on Monday 2 March 2009 will be given by Professor Michelle Brown on 'Tha Anglo-Saxon Contribution to the History of the Book'. It...
- New Book
For further details, please point your browser at: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/bookprinter.asp?isbn=9780300119336 Writing the Map of Anglo-Saxon England Essays in Cultural Geography * Nicholas Howe Eminent Anglo-Saxonist Nicholas Howe explores...