The Bewcastle Cross

Posted: December 5, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | Leave a comment » The Bewcastle Cross is an eighth-century standing stone cross also found on a former Roman military site, in this case on the terrace just inside the gate. Approximately the same size as Ruthwell, the severely weathered Bewcastle Cross still stands in its original location. It has the remains of a sundial on its south side [...]

The Vercelli Book

Posted: December 5, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment » The Codex Vercellensis, or Vercelli Book, as it is known in the Anglo-Saxon world and now also in Italy, is a manuscript dating back to the end of the 10th century, containing miscellaneous religious works, in verse and prose. It is preserved in Vercelli, in the library of S. Eusebio Cathedral under the shelfmark Codex [...]
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