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| Author | : Frances Spurrier |
| Publisher | : Troubador Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2024-01-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1805147579 |
Books can be dangerous. Fitz believes he is guardian of one of the most dangerous of all - The Winchester Codex was responsible for wiping out the entire draconic race, of which he is one of the last vestiges. Caught in a trap from the deep time of history, the dragon had vowed to protect the book’s author. Yet in the 21st century, what relevance does this ancient manuscript have? He hides the codex in his attic and tries to forget about it. A surprise visit from a friend leads to one last quest, forcing them both to confront their past. In Swansea, Fitz and his friend Perceval happen upon a temporarily homeless teenager who joins them on a walk around the coast of Wales to raise funds for charity and records everything on social media. But not all their followers are benign. Someone wants the codex that has lain neglected in Fitz’ attic for centuries and wants it badly. What started as a simple walk, ends with a journey into darkness and to the gates of death.
| Author | : Frances Spurrier |
| Publisher | : Troubador Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2024-01-08 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1805141945 |
Books can be dangerous. Fitz believes he is guardian of one of the most dangerous of all - The Winchester Codex was responsible for wiping out the entire draconic race, of which he is one of the last vestiges. Caught in a trap from the deep time of history, the dragon had vowed to protect the book’s author. Yet in the 21st century, what relevance does this ancient manuscript have? He hides the codex in his attic and tries to forget about it. A surprise visit from a friend leads to one last quest, forcing them both to confront their past. In Swansea, Fitz and his friend Perceval happen upon a temporarily homeless teenager who joins them on a walk around the coast of Wales to raise funds for charity and records everything on social media. But not all their followers are benign. Someone wants the codex that has lain neglected in Fitz’ attic for centuries and wants it badly. What started as a simple walk, ends with a journey into darkness and to the gates of death.
| Author | : William L. Petersen |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 2015-12-22 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004312927 |
A gospel harmony composed c. 172 C.E., the Diatessaron is one of the earliest witnesses to the gospels. Regarded as the first version of the gospels in Latin, Syriac, and Armenian, the Diatessaron was used by Encratites, Judaic-Christians, and “Great Church” Christians alike. This study is the first comprehensive treatment of the Diatessaron in more than a century. After sketching the second-century setting and Tatian's biography, it describes virtually every Diatessaronic witness and provides a scholar-by-scholar summary of research from 546 to the present. Criteria for reconstructing Diatessaronic readings are developed, and numerous examples offer the reader first-hand experience with the witnesses. It contains the first Bibliography of research on the Diatessaron (600+ titles) and the first “Catalogue of Manuscripts of Diatessaronic Witnesses and Related Works” ever published.
| Author | : Claudia Campaña |
| Publisher | : Orjikh editores |
| Total Pages | : 61 |
| Release | : 2024-08-27 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9569058722 |
This book offers a vivid account of English academic life. The author describes her first weeks in England as a postgraduate student at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and recounts in detail her encounter and challenges with the Winchester Psalter (British Library, MS Cotton Nero C. IV), a profusely illustrated manuscript that ranks among the undisputed treasures of English Romanesque art. Following this biographical account, an essay provides readers with an insight into the processes involved in the production of medieval miniatures and their creative fantasy. The prologue to this paper is written by Dr John Lowden, a leading researcher and historian of medieval art.
| Author | : Mary Gentle |
| Publisher | : Gateway |
| Total Pages | : 1244 |
| Release | : 2013-09-24 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0575128763 |
For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare. Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 2000
| Author | : Michael Lapidge |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 1997-02-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521571470 |
This volume brings to light material evidence to further our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England.
| Author | : Gale R. Owen-Crocker |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 184383877X |
The relationship between Anglo-Saxon kingship, law, and the functioning of power is explored via a number of different angles. The essays collected here focus on how Anglo-Saxon royal authority was expressed and disseminated, through laws, delegation, relationships between monarch and Church, and between monarchs at times of multiple kingships and changing power ratios. Specific topics include the importance of kings in consolidating the English "nation"; the development of witnesses as agents of the king's authority; the posthumous power of monarchs; how ceremonial occasions wereused for propaganda reinforcing heirarchic, but mutually beneficial, kingships; the implications of Ine's lawcode; and the language of legislation when English kings were ruling previously independent territories, and the delegation of local rule. The volume also includes a groundbreaking article by Simon Keynes on Anglo-Saxon charters, looking at the origins of written records, the issuing of royal diplomas and the process, circumstances, performance and function of production of records. GALE R. OWEN-CROCKER is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester. Contributors: Ann Williams, Alexander R. Rumble, Carole Hough, Andrew Rabin, Barbara Yorke, Ryan Lavelle, Alaric Trousdale
| Author | : Francis Joseph Baigent |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 600 |
| Release | : 1891 |
| Genre | : Crondall (England) |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Iain Fenlon |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2004-12-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780521842501 |
Musical history from the early Middle Ages to the end of the seventeenth century.
| Author | : Daniel Allington |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 567 |
| Release | : 2019-03-11 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0470654937 |
Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain—their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a comprehensive, up-to-date narrative, The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction explores the impact of books, manuscripts, and other kinds of material texts on the cultures and societies of the British Isles. The text clearly explains the technicalities of printing and publishing and discusses the formal elements of books and manuscripts, which are necessary to facilitate an understanding of that impact. This collaboratively authored narrative history combines the knowledge and expertise of five scholars who seek to answer questions such as: How does the material form of a text affect its meaning? How do books shape political and religious movements? How have the economics of the book trade and copyright shaped the literary canon? Who has been included in and excluded from the world of books, and why? The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction will appeal to all scholars, students, and historians interested in the written word and its continued production and presentation.
