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Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Contributor(s): Breay, Claire (Editor), Story, Joanna (Editor)

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ISBN: 0712352074     ISBN-13: 9780712352079
Publisher: British Library
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - Middle Ages (449-1066)
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 8.6" W x 10.9" L (4.49 lbs) 424 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history, literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial. At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of evidence about Old English language and literature, including Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. These national treasures are discussed alongside other, internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding of these formative centuries.
 
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