IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 301: Mapping the Text: Reading, Writing, and Locating Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
Monday 10 July 2006, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies |
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Organiser: | Alexander R. Rumble, Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies, University of Manchester |
Moderator/Chair: | Alexander R. Rumble, Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies, University of Manchester |
Paper 301-a | Flourishes and Runovers in the Exeter Book (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 301-b | Manuscript Layout and the Interpretation of Old English Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 301-c | The Bilingual Regula Sancti Benedicti and its Different Textual Arrangements (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism |
Abstract | This session will examine the significance of extra information to be gleaned from a study of the punctuation and layout of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, both vernacular and bilingual. The first paper will highlight the possible relevance of unusual punctuation in the Exeter Book of Old English Poetry to its (still disputed) place of origin. The second paper will examine the effect of various patterns of page-layout, both contemporary and modern, on the interpretation of Old English poetry. The third paper will compare the surviving manuscripts of the bilingual version of the Regula Benedicti, with a particular focus on Durham Cathedral Library MSS, B.IV.24. |