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Anglo-Saxon royal diplomas : a palaeography / Susan D. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Susan D.
- Series:
- Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies ; v. 6.
- Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies ; v. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paleography, Latin--England.
- Paleography, Latin.
- Paleography--England.
- Paleography.
- Anglo-Saxons.
- History.
- Diplomatics.
- Diplomatics, Latin.
- England--Charters, grants, privileges.
- England.
- Diplomatics, Latin--England.
- Diplomatics--England.
- Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066--Sources.
- Great Britain.
- Anglo-Saxons--History--Sources.
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--England.
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern).
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 174 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Detailed palaeographical examination of important Anglo-Saxon documents provides important information on questions of authenticity and provenance.
- Contents:
- Part I Survey of the Corpus of Surviving Diplomas
- 1 Who Wrote the Anglo-Saxon Charters? 3
- 2 Physical Features of the Diplomas 19
- 3 Layout of the Documents 27
- 4 The Script of the Documents 55
- Part II Analysis
- 6 Analysis of Representative Charters from Different Periods 121
- 7 Analysis of Some Problem Charters 131
- Appendix Chronological List of Manuscripts Consulted 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-160) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1843832186
- 9781843832188
- OCLC:
- 77571361
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