English Vernacular Minuscule from Æthelred to Cnut C. 990-c. 1035
- ISBN-10
- 1843843692
- ISBN-13
- 9781843843696
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Author
- Peter A. Stokes
Description
First full-scale examination of the phenomenon of the English Vernacular minuscule, analysing the full corpus and giving an account of its history and development.
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