The Homilies of Aelfric, Vol. 1 Part 5 (1844)
London: Printed for the Aelfric Society, 1844. First Printing. Wraps. This volume only. 8vo, 8.75 x 6 inches, softcover, in publisher's cream-yellow wraps, very good with light soil and wear to covers, text clean, bright and unmarked. Starting in 990 at the abbey of Cerne in Dorset, Aelfric began the two series of his English homilies, compiled from the Christian fathers, and dedicated to Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, and completed them in 994. (The series were edited by Benjamin Thorpe and published in 1843–1846 for the Aelfric Society and edited more recently by Malcolm Godden and Peter Clemoes for the Early English Text Society.) This volume contains the conclusion of on the assumption of the Blessed Mary, the passion of Saint Bartholomew the apostle, the decollation of St. John the Baptist, the 17th Sunday, after Pentecost, dedication of the church of Saint Michael, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, the nativity of All Saints, the nativity of Saint Clement the martyr, the nativity of Saint Andrew the apostle, the first Sunday in the Lords advent, and the second Sunday in the Lord's advent. Very good. Item #H35378
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