The Old English Hexateuch: Aspects and Approaches (Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center)

Ten papers which reflect a wide range of research interests into the Old English Hexateuch, an 11th-century manuscript (Claudius Biv) in the British Library which contains one of the earliest extended vernacular translations of the Bible accompanied by 400 illustrations. Subjects include the contribution of Aelfric, once considered the sole translator, the dating evidence, the composition of the Old English text including the personalities and motivations of the anonymous translators, the illustrations, male and female readers and the manuscript's place in Anglo-Saxon literature and art.