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.
Language
English
Format
CD-ROM
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Release
June 15, 2007
ISBN
1851243305
ISBN 13
9781851243303
MS. Junius 11: The origins of English poetry, a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art; Bodleian Library Digital Texts 1
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.