Annotated Bibliography
Baye, Joseph, De Baron. The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons. Trans. T.B.
Harbottle. New York: Macmillan, 1893. [K710 .B3 1893] This book focuses on
the invaders of great Britain in the 5th century. The chapters are divided into
subject heading such as arms, fibulae, necklaces, bracelets, pottery, and graves.
This source includes seventeen plates.
Branston, Brian. The Lost Gods of England. New York: Oxford UP, 1974. [BL980.G7
B7 1974] This book begins with a definition of English. It goes on to discuss
Old English religion, and its chapters are each concerned with either a particular
god or archetypal pattern.
Cassidy, Brendan, ed. The Ruthwell Cross: Papers From the Colloquium Sponsored by
the Index of Christian Art. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1992. [CC315.5 .R86 1992]
This book details the history of the Ruthwell Cross. The chapters are divided into
such categories as date, inscriptions, and designs. It also includes thirty-eight
black and white plates as well as a thirty-five page bibliography.
Cross, James E. and Thomas D. Hill, eds. The Prose Solomon and Saturn. Toronto: U
of Toronto P, 1982. [PR1505 .S24 1982] This source includes the text of
Solomon and Saturn as well as commentary on what the text says in standard
English. Also included are explanations of the literary allusions in the text as well
as a glossary.
Damico, Helen and John Leyerle. Heroic Poetry in the Anglo-Saxon Period: Studies in
Honor of Jess B. Bessinger, Jr. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications,
1993 [CB351 .S83 v.32] This collection of essays covers such topics as meter in
Old English poetry, the Battle of Maldon, the Caedmonic Hymn, Beowulf,
Judith. The last chapter provides a context for understanding the epic in the
context of later Anglo-Saxon England. Finally, this source also includes an eight
page bibliography.
Elzbieta, Temple. Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts. London: Harvey Miller, 1976. [Oversize
ND 3128 .K35 v.2] This is an intriguing collection of various Anglo-Saxon
manuscripts. Some of the manuscripts are in color.
Fernie, E.C. The Architecture of the Anglo-Saxons. London: Batsford, 1983. [NA963
.F4 1983b] This source is divided into chapters that cover such subjects as hall,
houses, palace, town fortification, churches, the Anglo-Saxon Romanesque, and
the overlap between Anglo-Saxon architecture and Norman architecture. The
source also includes a short glossary and a short bibliography.
Godden, Malcolm and Michael Lapidge. The Cambridge Companion to Old
English Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1991. [PR173 .C36 1991] This
source is on loan until 11/11/1999, but if it is like the other Oxford Companions
that I have looked at it is a source worth consulting.
Homer, Lea. The Day of the Saxon. New York: Harper, 1912. [DA18 .L4] this book
describes the Saxon during the height of Saxon power.
North, Richard. Heathen Gods in Old English Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge UP,
1997. [PR179 .G63 N67 1997] This source looks at such subjects as Anglian
religion in the first century, the cult of Ingui, the Germanic cult of Woden, and the
Anglo-Saxon conversion of kings. A twelve page bibliography is also included.
Ohlgren, Thomas H. Anglo-Saxon Art: Texts and Contexts. Binghamton: Modern
Language Association of America, 1991. [PE101 .O54 no.17] This book covers
a wide range of topics such as contexts for Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and Anglo-
Viking sculpture, the influence of verbal texts on artistic illumination and
illustration. This source seeks to answer to questions. First, did artists
accommodate or contextualize ideologies and theologies? Secondly, did artists
explore the liminal status of a culture in flux?
Old English Pages. Ed. Cathy Ball. 25 May 1999. Georgetown University. 25 Oct.
1999 http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/old_english.html. An extensive site that
includes electronic texts and translations, art, coins, history, language, and links.
Reinsma, Luke Mins. Aelfric: An Annotated bibliography. New York: Garland, 1987.
[Z8017.3 .R44 1987] This source is an extensive list of sources concerning
Aelfric. However, it may not be the best bibliography to consult since it covers
only those critical material published before 1987.
Seebohm, Frederic. Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law. London; New York:
Longmans, Green. [KD554 .S42 1911] This source looks at the English village
community and the tribal system in Wales that operated during the time of the
Anglo-Saxons.
Shannon, Ann. A Descriptive Syntax of the Parker Manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle from 734 to 891. The Hague: Mouton, 1964. [PE225 .S5] This
source is divide into five chapters which cover the major elements and their order
in the clause, minor elements in the clause, combinations of clauses, and
morphosyntactics. The book also includes a short bibliography.
Stanley, E.G. The Search for Anglo-Saxon Paganism. Oxford: Cambridge UP, 1968.
[HUM PR 176 S68]. This source covers such topics as the gods, Germanic
fatalism. "wyrd," pagan poetry, and the difference between an event and fate.
Indexes that are included cover sources, scholars, critical, authors, and general topics.
Taylor, Archie. English Riddles From Oral Tradition. Berkeley: U of California P, 1951.
[Hum 6371 T3] This extensive book arranges riddles in the following ways:
comparisons to animals, people, plants, things, living creatures. The latter two-
thirds of the book looks at enumeration in terms of form, color, acts, function, and
enumerations of comparisons.
Thompson, Alexander Hamilton. Bede: His Life Times and Writing: Essays in
Commemoration of the Twelfth Century of His Death. New York: Russell and
Russell, 1966. [HUM PR 1578 T5 1966] This source chronicles Bede's life, his
age, his role as theologian, and miracle stories.
Underwood, Richard. Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare. Stroud: Tempus, 1999.
[Temporary Control Number: AKK8882] Since this book is on order, I have not
been able to consult it. Judging by the title, it sounds quite interesting.
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