Guide to Scripts Used in English Writings up to 1500 (Paperback)

Paperback. The resurgence of interest in the history of the English language has prompted this indispensable introductory guide to the scripts used in Old and Middle English writing. The best way to gain a sense of changes in scripts across time is through visual examples. The reader is introduced gradually to vocabulary suitable for the description of script through a range of plates, for example, Caedmons Hymn (the earliest extant English poem); the opening of an Exeter Book poem; the Lindisfarne Gospels; the opening page of King Alfreds first translation; an illustrated version of the story of Abraham and Isaac; passages from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; early (Laamon) and late tellings of the story of Arthur (Malory); contrasting manuscripts of Chaucers Troilus and Criseyde; Langland; York plays. Each plate is reproduced full size where possible, accompanied by a full transcript, commentary and notes. An indispensable and illustrated introductory guide to the scripts used in Old and Middle English writing. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…