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Grounded in art history and literary theory, this work considers the narrative relationships created by the careful design and seeks to place the Hexateuch within the broader social and cultural development of vernacular literacy in the eleventh century.

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'An informative and stimulating monograph extending the bounds of interdisciplinary approach... Withers study is meticulously presented and argued, and represents a valuable contribution to the study of not only of this manuscript, but the Anglo-Saxon book in general.' -- Daniel Anlezarck Medium Aevum; vol 80(1) (8)

The Illustrated Old English Hexateuch Cotton Ms

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/08/2007
      ISBN13: 9780802091048, 978-0802091048
      ISBN10: 0802091040

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      Book Synopsis
      Grounded in art history and literary theory, this work considers the narrative relationships created by the careful design and seeks to place the Hexateuch within the broader social and cultural development of vernacular literacy in the eleventh century.

      Trade Review
      'An informative and stimulating monograph extending the bounds of interdisciplinary approach... Withers study is meticulously presented and argued, and represents a valuable contribution to the study of not only of this manuscript, but the Anglo-Saxon book in general.' -- Daniel Anlezarck Medium Aevum; vol 80(1) (8)

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