Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 3 MS a (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780859911030)

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the backbone of Anglo-Saxon history, an almost contemporary record of events for about five hundred years, and a vital resource for Anglo-Saxon historians. This collaborative edition will eventually include the seven base manuscripts with their contemporary continuations, and ancillary material which sheds light on the 'Chronicle'. The nature of the 'Chronicle', its relation to official historiography, and its historical place, have long been debated: thisproject will provide a uniform edition from which further research can proceed. MS A (CCCC MS 173) is the oldest of the surviving copies of the Chronicle and physically the most complex; it took shape initially during the tenth century and is generally endowed with considerable authority because of its age.

Author: Janet M. Bately
ISBN-10: 0859911039
ISBN-13: 9780859911030
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Language: English
Published: 10/31/1986
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d