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The Tremulous Hand of Worcester: A Study of Old English in the Thirteenth Century - Oxford English Monographs Franzen, Christine (Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
The Tremulous Hand of Worcester: A Study of Old English in the Thirteenth Century - Oxford English Monographs
Franzen, Christine (Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Examines the work of a 13th-century scribe, known as the "tremulous hand of Worcester", who glossed some 50,000 Old English words into Latin and Middle English. The book attempts to answer questions regarding his methods, use of sources, knowledge of Old English and the purpose of his glossing.
248 pages, 8 pp plates
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 7, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198117421 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 228 × 22 mm · 489 g |
| Language | English |