Tag Archives: Anglo-Saxon

¶ Sweet — Anglo-saxon reader (1876)

March 20, 2015

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Sweet, Henry. An Anglo-Saxon reader in prose and verse. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1876.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 126.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Thorpe — Codex Exoniensis (1842)

October 21, 2014

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Thorpe, Benjamin, trans. Codex Exoniensis: a collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry, from a manuscript in the library of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. London: William Pickering for the Society of Antiquaries, 1842.

With Morris signature.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1028 (sold to John Charington for £1 10s.). —  John Charington. — Eric Gerald Stanley (Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Oxford University). — Offered for sale by Adriadne Books (Eynsham, Oxfordshire), Spring, 2022 (£2,500).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 202.

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¶ Alfred — Description of Europe (1855)

February 19, 2014

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Alfred, King of England. A description of Europe, and the voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan. Trans. Joseph Bosworth. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855.

Provenance: Morris. — Sotheby 1898, lot 116 (sold to Tregaskis for 8s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Conybeare — Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon poetry (1826)

February 15, 2014

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Conybeare, John Josias. Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon poetry. Ed. William Daniel Conybeare. London: printed for Harding and Lepard, 1826.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 222 (sold to Downing for 11s.). — Unlocated.

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