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The Portiforium of Saint Wulstan: Volume 1: (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Ms. 391)

The Portiforium of Saint Wulstan: Volume 1: (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Ms. 391) - Henry Bradshaw Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 391, a Worcester manuscript of the second half of the 11th century, is the earliest surviving example of a `primitive' breviary, that is, a book for the Office containing calendar, psalter, canticles, litany, hymnal, collectar (full lists of incipits of antiphons and hymns) and private prayers; the manuscript quite possibly belonged to Wulstan II, bishop of Worcester 1062-95. Vol. II includes the private prayers (some of which are in Old English), and contains a brief introduction and full indices.

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Henry Bradshaw Society

Boydell & Brewer Ltd was formed in 1978. It merged two companies, Boydell Press and D.S. Brewer, whose founders, Richard Barber and Derek Brewer, were themselves scholars - Brewer a Chaucer specialist and subsequently Professor of English and Master of Emmanuel College, Barber a medieval historian and Arthurian. Richard Barber is still a highly active scholar and continues to publish eminently in his own right and offers a vast amount of knowledge and experience to Boydell & Brewer.

Book information

ISBN: 9781870252522
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: Henry Bradshaw Society
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 184
Weight: 286g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 11mm