Guide to Scripts Used in English Writings up to 1500

Author:   Jane Roberts (Institute of English Studies, University of London)
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
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9781781382660


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   14 December 2015
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Author:   Jane Roberts (Institute of English Studies, University of London)
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781781382660


ISBN 10:   1781382662
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   14 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Some symbols used and miscellaneous information Acknowledgements I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION Intention Overview of the period Preserving the past The naming of scripts Organization A note on the transcriptions A note on the abbreviations COLOURED PLATES SECTION II. INSULAR BACKGROUND III. ANGLO-SAXON MINISCULE IV. ENGLISH CAROLINE MINISCULE V. PROTOGOTHIC VI. THE GOTHIC SYSTEM OF SCRIPTS: GOTHIC TEXTUALIS VII. THE GOTHIC SYSTEM OF SCRIPTS: ANGLICANA VIII. THE GOTHIC SYSTEM OF SCRIPTS: SECRETARY IX. AFTERWORD REFERENCES INDEXES Names of people and places in the plates People named in the commentaries to the plates Index of manuscript pages discussed Index of other manuscript pages reproduced, tables, etc

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Jane Roberts is Emeritus Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature in the University of London, where she is a Senior Research Fellow in the institute of English Studies.

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