MS. Junius 11
The origins of English poetry, a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art; Bodleian Library Digital Texts 1
Distributed for Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
7-2/5 x 5-1/2
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© 2004
Of the four major surviving manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon poetry, MS. Junius 11 is the only one which is illustrated. It contains four poems based on the Old Testament: Genesis A and B, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan. This ground-breaking CD-ROM contains the entire tenth century manuscript, a searchable transcription, translation, detailed commentary, and high resolution images of all the drawings and decorated initials.
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Art: British Art
Literature and Literary Criticism: British and Irish Literature | Poetry
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