Page from Aelfric's first book of homilies, 990. The manuscript was written at Cerne Abbas, and was corrected by Aelfric himself. Aelfric wrote his homilies to make the word of God easier to understand for ordinary people. He also wanted to write in the language spoken by them (Old English).
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Page from Aelfric's first book of homilies, 990. The manuscript was written at Cerne Abbas, and was corrected by Aelfric himself. Aelfric wrote his homilies to make the word of God easier to understand for ordinary people. He also wanted to write in the language spoken by them (Old English).

Date

990e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_445

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NA

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,8Mo (1,2Mo) / 29,1cm x 46,3cm / 3439 x 5470 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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