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Illustrated throughout, and with a complete text translation, the book explores the context in which Magna Carta was issued, in order to understand what it really meant to its creators and to those who have used and revered it since.

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Coinciding with an exhibition at the British Library starting this October, a showcase of the British Library's outstanding array of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, offering a rich source of evidence on Old English expression.

This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours.

This new collection of essays is the most substantial study of the book since the 1960s. It includes detailed commentary on Cuthbert in his historical context, the codicology, text, script and medieval history of the manuscript, the structure and decoration of the binding, the other relics found in Cuthbert's coffin, and the post-medieval ownership

15c cartulary of Benedictine nunnery illuminates relationship with Ely, estate management, and life of women religious.

Drawing on the rich historical collections of the British Library - including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215 - the catalogue brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of this globally important document and features treasured artefacts inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta

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