The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts) - Hardcover
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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, completed in 731, is a masterpiece of historical writing. Bede's clear narrative, his scrupulous sifting of evidence and his vigorous pursuit of information from many sources written and oral are all features which commend themselves to modern readers. The work was read in every part of Europe throughout the Middle Ages, and today it still remains the best-known text to have survived from Anglo-Saxon England. From its pages we learn the stories of Edwin and Oswald, Cuthbert and Caedmon, and many more which have become an indelible part of English national consciousness. The present edition, first published in 1969, is recognized as standard and authoritative: its text is based on all the important early witnesses (including, for the first time, the 'Leningrad Bede'), and the Introduction contains Sir Roger Mynors's classic account of the work's complex manuscript transmission. A number of printer's errors has now been corrected, and marginal cross-references to discussion in J. M. Wallace-Hadrill Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts, 1988) have been added.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0198222025
- ISBN 13 9780198222026
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages694
- EditorMinors R A, Colgrave Bertram
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Bede's ecclesiastical history of the English people (Oxford medieval texts)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bede's 'Ecclesiastical History' was completed in 731 and still ranks among the most popular of history books. In this edition the Latin text is accompanied by an English translation; the introduction provides an historical background and a survey of surviving manuscripts. Parallel Latin text and English translation. lxxvi, 618 pages. 1979 printing. Blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Seller Inventory # 016550
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THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
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Oxford, Clarendon Press
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Dust jacket has light sunning to spine and moderate edgewear. It is also price-clipped. Book has previous owner signature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 694 pp; Oxford Medieval Texts. Seller Inventory # 54158
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