Description - A Digital Facsimile of Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11 (Individuals Version) by Bernard J. Muir
Of the four major surviving manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon poetry, MS. Junius 11 is the only one which is illustrated. It contains four poems based on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis A and B, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan. The Genesis stories are illustrated with a cycle of ink and coloured drawings. The manuscript was made in the late tenth century. It was given to the Bodleian Library by Francis Junius in 1677. For the first time, the entire manuscript is available here in an innovative, highly accessible format. As well as presenting images of each opening and each page of the manuscript, the CD contains a 'live' transcription of the poems and a translation, allowing powerful global searches across the entire text. A full translation of the entire text is also linked to the transcription and the relevant manuscript page. The CR-ROM contains high resolution images of all the drawings and decorated initials in the manuscript, and exterior shorts of its medieval binding. The meaning and importance of the drawings for art history are discussed in detailed commentary.
This exciting, ground-breaking CD will a appeal to all scholars and students of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, art history and culture, as well as to bibliophiles and collectors.
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