Nowell Codex: Anglo-Saxon Literature, Manuscript, Beowulf, Judith (Poem), British Library, Cotton library, Laurence Nowell, Robert Bruce Cotton, Vitellius - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6133879106 ISBN 13 : 9786133879102

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cotton Vitellius A. xv is one of the four major Anglo-Saxon literature codices. It is most famous as the manuscript containing the unique copy of the epic poem Beowulf; in addition to this it contains a fragment of The Life of Saint Christopher, and the more complete texts Letters of Alexander to Aristotle, Wonders of the East and Judith. Due to the fame of Beowulf, it is also sometimes known simply as the Beowulf manuscript. The manuscript is located within the British Library with the rest of the Cotton collection. Vitellius A. xv was heavily damaged in 1731 when a fire partially destroyed the Cotton library. While the volume itself survived, the edges of the pages were badly scorched; no serious attempt at restoration was made until the 19th century, by which time the margins had crumbled irreparably, and the edges of many pages are now illegible.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alphascript Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6133879106
• ISBN 13: 9786133879102
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Éditeur: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
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