A conspectus of scribal hands writing English, 700-1100 / Donald Scragg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scragg, D. G., compiler.

Contributor:

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scribes--England.

Scribes.

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Writing.

English language.

English language--Written English--England--History--To 1500.

Manuscripts, English (Old)--England.

Manuscripts, English (Old).

English language--Written English.

History.

Writing.

English language--Old English.

England.

Genre:

Directories.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 111 pages : 1 map ; 22 x 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : D.S. Brewer, 2021.

Summary:

"This book documents the entire corpus of scribal hands writing in the vernacular from the eighth century to post-Conquest. More than a thousand hands are listed, together with details of their work, which ranges from a few words or sentences in marginalia to multiple volumes; glosses and marginalia are included, together with Latin charters containing some English. Overall, it offers a comprehensive view of the scale of literacy in early medieval England, locating the familiar material produced in Alfred's day in a significantly wider context, and providing an invaluable starting point for a variety of manuscript studies."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Preface

Procedures and conventions - Abbreviations

Map of locations associated with scribal hands

The conspectus

Index of names

Index of places

Subject index.

Notes:

Expanded version of: Scragg, D.G. A conspectus of scribal hands writing English, 960-1100 (published 2012).

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Related Work:

Expanded version of: Scragg, D. G. Conspectus of scribal hands writing English, 960-1100.

ISBN:

1843846179

9781843846178

OCLC:

1250513221

Publisher Number:

99990694875