Matthew Parker and His Books: Sandars Lectures in Bibliography delivered on 14, 16, and 18 May 1990 at the University of Cambridge

by RI Page

Overview

Three lectures, initially presented before the University of Cambridge and now collected here, examine Matthew Parker as a noted collector of books, an avid annotator, and a keen student of Old English. In these lectures Dr. Page assesses the evidence for Parker's use of his manuscripts and printed books by drawing upon varied sources, including Parker's very numerous annotations upon their pages, and surveys the archbishop's role in the early-modern rediscovery and recovery of Old English and other medieval sources. Plates accompany the text to illustrate many characteristic aspects of Parker's interventions in his books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781879288201
Publisher:	Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date:	07/01/1993
Series:	Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures , #7
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Raymond Page is the Elrington and Bosworth Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow and former Librarian of Corpus Christi College.

Table of Contents

Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgement A Mighty Collector of Books The Conservation of Ancient Records and Monuments The Chief Retriever of Our Ancient Native Language Appendix: Matthew Parker's Hand Bibliography