Medieval England: An Encyclopedia.Szarmach, Paul E., M. Teresa Tavormina, and Joel T. Rosenthal, eds. Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London: Garland Publishing, 1998. lxiv + 882 pp. index. $135. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0-8240-5786-4. Covering the time period from the fifth to the turn of the sixteenth century; this encyclopedia treats topics related to the broad categories of "Old English Old English: see type; English language; Anglo-Saxon literature. Old English or Anglo-Saxon Language spoken and written in England before AD 1100. It belongs to the Anglo-Frisian group of Germanic languages. and Middle English Language and Literature, Music and Liturgy, Art History, and History." Although it emphasizes English culture, it also "indicate[s] the cultural influences that link England to the rest of Europe" in this period. The entries, ranging from "Anglo-Saxon Invasions and Conquest" to "Yeavering," are of use to beginning students and advanced scholars alike, as each entry contains both succinct summaries and extensive bibliographic guides to further reading in both primary and secondary source material. The alphabetically ordered entries are accompanied by a prefatory pref·a·to·ry adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory. See Synonyms at preliminary. [From Latin praef list of entries arranged by category, cross references in each entry to related topics covered by the volume, and an index. The encyclopedia also includes illustrations, and tables listing the following: the kings and queens of England, the archbishops of Canterbury <onlyinclude> This is a list of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the established Church of England and, symbolically, of the worldwide Anglican Communion.</onlyinclude> From the time of St. and York, s elected musical and liturgical terms, and architectural terms. |
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