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Anglo-Norman Bible's Books of Samuel. A Critical Edition (BL Royal 1 C III)
, Brepols, 2023 Paperback, 270 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503605951.
Summary Tales of treachery and friendship, adultery and murder, rape and revenge, as well as prophecy, repentance, forgiveness and thanksgiving ? such is the stuff of the Anglo-Norman Bible's Books of Samuel. They recount the life of the last of Israel's judges but include some of the world's best-known characters ? Saul, David and Jonathan, Goliath, Bathsheba, and Absalom. The first book traces the life of Samuel, and the initial success of King Saul, chosen to satisfy the Israelites' demand for a king. After Saul loses God's favour, David enters his court to console him, but Saul envies David's success. When Saul dies in battle, David succeeds him. In book two, David consolidates control over his kingdom, but his adultery with Bathsheba precipitates the reverses of the final chapters. Historically, the Books of Samuel trace the creation of Israel's monarchy and explain its ultimate failure. Religiously, they relate Israel's continuing relationship with God and the establishment of Jerusalem as the religious and political capital of the new kingdom. Two mid-fourteenth-century manuscripts preserve the text of the Anglo-Norman Bible's Samuel. The base manuscript (L), British Library Royal 1 C III, notable for its inclusion of multi-lingual glosses, was acquired by Henry VIII from the Benedictine Abbey of Reading in 1530. The lavishly illustrated Paris, Biblioth que nationale de France, MS fran ais 1 (P), produced in England for the baronial de Welles family, later belonged to King Louis XII of France. Brent A. Pitts has prepared the critical edition and Maureen Boulton's introduction and notes elucidate the text and its interpretation by medieval commentators. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction The books of Samuel: Summary, Structure, and Interest Jerome's Prologue Samuel in Medieval Exegesis Versions of Samuel in French The Books of Samuel in Medieval Art and Literature Manuscripts of the Anglo-Norman Bible's books of Samuel Relationship of L and P Editorial considerations Bibliography The Anglo-Norman Bible's books of Samuel Text edition Rejected Readings and Palaeographical Notes Reading and Cultural Notes Line(s) Notes Appendices A. Comparison of L and P B. Divergent Word-Choice in L and P C. Geographical Names in the Anglo-Norman Bible's Books of Samuel D. Personal names in the Anglo-Norman Bible's books of Samuel Glossary
Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Judges. A Critical Edition (BL Royal 1 C III)
, Brepols, 2022 Paperback, 169 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503600116.
Summary A silver-tongued assassin, a motherly prophetess, a consecrated strongman unable to resist the charms of foreign women: the Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Judges features a roll-call of unlikely heroes. At the book's core is a cycle of saviour stories. Twelve times the Israelites embrace foreign gods, succumb to neighbouring enemies, repent and are delivered by a 'judge'. As Israel itself descends into ever-greater religious, moral and political decay, the narrative pattern also unravels. The book ends bleakly, with stories of rape, murder and civil war. The stage is set for a king. Gideon?a doubting Thomas who repeatedly 'tests' God?and Samson?lion-killer and lover of Delilah?were firm medieval favourites. Their tales and those of other flawed judges inspired heroic deeds on the battlefield and provided lessons on how to behave (and indeed how not to behave). With its remarkable heroines, moreover?from cut-throat Jael, who wields a tent-peg to devastating effect, to Jephthah's dignified daughter, sacrificed because of her father's rash vow?this is a book that prompted much reflection in the Middle Ages on the place of women in society. The Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Judges survives in two fourteenth-century manuscripts: British Library Royal MS 1 C III (L), noted for its multilingual glosses, and the richly illustrated Paris, Biblioth que nationale de France, fonds fran ais 1 (P). The critical text, based on L, has been prepared by Pitts. An introduction and notes by Grange aim to elucidate and interpret the Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Judges for the modern reader. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction The Old Testament book of Judges Manuscripts of the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Judges Sources and influence of the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Judges Comparison of manuscripts L and P Language Orthography Nouns, articles, adjectives and pronouns Verbs Syntax Lexis The book of Judges in medieval culture Editorial considerations Bibliography The Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Judges Text edition Rejected readings Critical notes Appendices A. Comparison of the Anglo-Norman Bible to the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman Judges B. Comparison of L and P C. Divergent word-choice in L and P D. Personal names in the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Judges E. Geographical names in the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Judges Glossary
The Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Joshua. A Critical Edition (BL Royal 1 C III)
, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, 208 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, Languages: English, Middle English. ISBN 9782503591339.
Summary The Anglo-Norman Bible's Joshua includes tales of spies, giants, the prostitute Rahab, the punishment of Achan, oracles, and Joshua's brilliant military victories. Joshua stops the sun. The first half of the book relates Joshua's stunning conquests in Canaan. The second half, the apportionment of the land among the tribes, detailed geographical surveys of territorial boundaries, and the death of Joshua. Skilful, well-paced story telling is a feature of the ANB's Joshua. To the accounts of Rahab and Achan we may add the chronicle of Joshua's successful, crushing campaign in the wake of the destruction of Makkedah. In rapid succession, and in an annalistic style involving staccato repetition of key phrases, the narrator relates the destruction of Libnah, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron, and Debir. The text of the ANB's Joshua is extant in British Library Royal 1 C III (base manuscript, L) and Paris, Biblioth que nationale de France, MS fran ais 1 (P), both c. 1350 and both the Bibles of kings. L belonged at some point in the fifteenth century to Reading's Benedictine abbey, entering the royal library in 1530. Characteristic of L is its occasional insertion of short glosses in English or Latin to clarify or correct the Anglo-Norman text. An illustrated text, P was prepared by an English workshop for the fourth baron de Welles, John, and his wife, Maud, daughter of William, Lord Ros. This is clearly the Bible of a wealthy and well-connected English family. After the Welles family, the manuscript belonged to Louis de Bruges (? 1492), then to King Louis XII of France. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Abbreviations INTRODUCTION The Old Testament book of Joshua Manuscripts of the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Joshua L's Middle English and Latin glosses LANGUAGE Orthography Verbs Syntax Morphology Lexis Geography, terrain, and family in the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Joshua Joshua in medieval culture Joshua in medieval exegesis Editorial considerations Bibliography THE ANGLO-NORMAN BIBLE'S BOOK OF JOSHUA Rejected readings and pal ographical notes Critical notes APPENDICES A. A hypothetical earlier manuscript B. Comparison of L and P C. Divergences in word-choice in L and P D. Glossary E. Geographical names in the Anglo-Norman Bible's book of Joshua
