The surviving Anglo-Saxon Kalendars are not only valuable evidence for the cults of particular saints; they also help to date and localise the manuscripts in which they are found, providing important information for the palaeographer and cultural historian. This volume collates the texts of twenty-seven such kalendars, written or owned in England before 1100, into monthly tables to allow easy comparison of which saints are included and to give a sense of how rare a particular feast was. It also has an introduction to the use of kalendars in the study of Anglo-Saxon England, and a discussion and bibliography of each kalendar manuscript. An index of names allows easy discovery of variant feast days for the same saint.
Dr REBECCA RUSHFORTH is Research Associate in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, University of Cambridge.
Details
First Published: 21 Aug 2008
13 Digit ISBN: 9781870252232
Pages: 144
Size: 29.7 x 21
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Henry Bradshaw Society
Series:
Henry Bradshaw SocietySubject:
Medieval HistoryBIC Class: HBLC1
Details updated on 08 Feb 2012
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Manuscripts
- 3 Calendars Not Included
- 4 About the Tables of Calendars
- 5 Tables of Saints in Anglo-Saxon Calendars
- 6 Index of Manuscripts Containing Included Calendars
- 7 Index Nominum
