Anglo-Saxon England

The Materials Studied In This Volume Extend From Small Pieces Of Evidence Made To Reveal Frankish Influence On The Beginnings Of Bath Abbey To A Post-Conquest Gradual Recognized As Unique Testimony To The Pre-Conquest Music Of Christ Church Canterbury. An Arcane Style Of Latin Poetry Much In Vogue In Tenth-Century England Is Given A Full Account; Likewise An Eleventh-Century Canterbury Copy Of A Large Anthology Of Latin Poetry For Classroom Use Is Properly Described. A Discussion Of The Aesthetic Principles Governing The Use Of Colour In Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Illumination Raises Artistic Questions Not Usually Considered Separately. The Corpus Of Known Anglo-Saxon Moneyers Is Further Rectified; Late Anglo-Saxon Metal-Work Is Surveyed; Two Decades Of Post-Stenton Debate About The Viking Settlements Are Reviewed; A System Of Standardizing Short Titles For Old English Texts Is Presented And There Is The Usual Bibliography Of The Previous Year''S Corpus Of Anglo-Saxon Studies.