Old English Manuscripts
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1. Questions:
1.1. 1. What`s more revealing in the study of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, Codecology or Paleography? 2. Why do you think handwriting changes are important? 3. Which do you think is the relevance of illustrations in manuscripts? 4. What's authorship? 5. What does 'mastercopy's copy' means?
2. Beowulf Poem: click on the External Link
3. Codecology
3.1. The study of books and its construction, how it was printed, decorated, what type of paper was used
4. Paleography
4.1. The study of ancient writing systems, and deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts
4.2. Manuscripts
4.2.1. Characteristics
4.2.1.1. - Punctuation and capitalization; absence of word division; damaged (still readable); found in monasteries
4.2.2. Handwriting
4.2.2.1. squarish; pointed; rounded; indicator of date
4.2.3. Illustrations
4.2.3.1. manuscripts were allowed to be read; fashion, artifacts
4.2.4. Authors
4.2.4.1. scribes/monks, mastercopy`s copies, authorship