Letters of Humfrey Wanley: Palaeographer, Anglo-Saxonist, Librarian, 1672-1726

by P. L. Heyworth (Editor)

Overview

This collection of 243 letters, only a handful of which have previously appeared in print, covers the years from Wanley's arrival at Oxford until his death and illustrates the full range of his interests as Anglo-Saxonist, palaeographer, librarian, and historian.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198124771
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/08/1989
Pages:	556
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 1.43(d)

About the Author

University of Toronto

Editorial Reviews

"An admirable edition....Heyworth has served his subject well, and Humfrey Wanley deserves the best."—Envoi

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