The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry

Editor
    Bernard J. Muir
Software & Design
    Nick Kennedy

Release date
    June 2006 - University of Exeter Press

Format: DVD

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A digital edition of Exeter Dean & Chapter MS 3501, commonly known as "The Exeter Book", but edited here as The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry. The text of the DVD is that of Professor Muir's 2nd edition of the manuscript, published by University of Exeter Press in 2000. The 'Screen Shots' link provides a good overall impression of the content and structure of the DVD. It contains an animated background documentary on the history of the manuscript, a selection of readings in both Old and Modern English, recordings of some of the Latin antiphons which inspired the poet of the 'Advent Lyrics', an illustrated report by Nicholas Pickwoad on the present state of the binding, and the full text of the 2000 edition (which is hyperlinked to extremely high resolution images of the complete manuscript). The 'Screen Shots' show the magnifying and 'Hotspot' features. There is also a very robust 'Search' feature.


Screen Shot


The screen shot above shows the manuscript, with a few of the features open: the large magnifying-glass; the hotspots and line numbers; and the text tablet containing the transcript.  More screen shots...