Volume XXIV: The Old English Version of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica

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Volume XXIV: The Old English Version of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica

The oldest (c. 930) manuscript of the translation, probably made in the latter part of the ninth century and formerly attributed to King Alfred, presents a text in four hands that is an important witness to a period from which comparatively few Anglo-Saxon manuscripts survive. It is noteworthy also for a remarkable series of zoomorphic initials in brilliant colors in the early “Winchester School” Style. The dis-binding of the manuscript has afforded a unique opportunity for photography in ideal conditions.

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