An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages
Lapidge, Michael; Winterbottom, Michael., Life of St. Æthelwold (Oxford Medieval Texts. Oxford: Clarendon Press., 1991).
ISBN: 198222661
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Text name(s): Life of St. Æthelwold; Vita S. Æthewoldi.
Number of pages of primary source text: 296
Medieval Author(s): Wulfstan
Dates: 960 - 984
Archival Reference: London, BL Arundel 169, fos. 88r-95r; London, BL Cotton Caligula A. VIII, fos. 125r-128v; Gotha, Forschungsbibliothek I. 81, fos. 94r-101r; London, BL Cotton Nero E. I, pt. 2, fos. 209v-216v; London BL, Cotton Tiberius D. IV, pt. 2, fos. 121v-130v.
Original Language(s): Latin;
Translation: Original language included. English translation.
Translation Comments: Facing page
Geopolitical Region(s): England;
County/Region: Winchester
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Record Type(s): Hagiography |
Subject Heading(s): Church Fathers Clergy - Monks, Nuns, Friars Clergy - Priests, Bishops, Canons Historiography Monasticism Saints Saints - Cults / Relics |
Apparatus: Index Appendices Introduction
Comments:
This book is the first critical edition of Wulfstan of Winchester’s Vita S. Æthelwoldi. Æthelwold (909-984) was a close associate of St. Dunstan, and was involved in reforms of the Benedictine order.
Introduction Summary:
This extensive introduction is concerned with many topics: Wulfstan of Winchester’s life and writings, the chronology of Æthelwold’s life and life’s work, the cult of St. Æthelwold, and manuscript information.
Cataloger: JBF