{"product_id":"the-old-english-martyrology-edition-translation-and-commentary-paperback","title":"The Old English Martyrology: Edition, Translation and Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Rauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristine Rauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Old English Martyrology is one of the longest and most important prose texts written in Anglo-Saxon England; it also represents one of the most impressive examples of encyclopaedic writing from the European Middle Ages.Probably intended as a reference work, it was used and transmitted for over 200 years, providing its readers with information on native and foreign saints, time measurement, the seasons of the year, biblical events, and cosmology. Its lively and engaging vignettes illustrate the importance of miracle stories for the early medieval cult of saints.\u003cbr\u003e This new edition presents a revised text, with a facing-page, newly-prepared English translation; they are accompanied by a commentary based on a fresh comparison with some 250 Latin and Old English texts, the first published glossary for this text, and extensive bibliographical information and indices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr Christine Raueris a Senior Lecturer in the School of English and the Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438269186226,"sku":"9781843844310","price":78.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9f7ccbdb62b693699bf2e7fc3c3bdd51.webp?v=1778658952","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-old-english-martyrology-edition-translation-and-commentary-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}