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The Book of Cerne: Patronage and Power in Ninth Century England (British Library Studies in Medieval Culture)
The Book of Cerne Patronage and Power in Ninth Century England - British Library Studies in Medieval Culture Author:Michelle P. Brown The first in a series of illustrated monographs on all aspects of medieval culture, this text considers the only surviving illuminated manuscript which can be firmly attributed to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. "The Book of Cerne" is a prayerbook meditating upon the themes of salvation and the communion of saints, made for a patron whose cul... more »tural tastes embraced Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Carolingian, Roman and Byzantine materials. This study places the prayerbook within the broader context of the book production and prayer of the Insular world. It was produced at a time of religious and political conflict, in approximately 820-840, and thus it offers an insight into Insular culture. This text represents the first comprehensive study of the manuscript.« less