| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : maps. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Toronto medieval texts and translations ; 14
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Toronto medieval texts and translations ; 14.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Map of early Anglo-Saxon England""; ""1 Background""; ""An outline of the history leading up to Ã?thelberht's reign""; ""Historical background to Ã?thelberht's laws""; ""Ã?thelberht, Augustine, and the conversion of Kent""; ""The role of kingship and Christianity in the promulgation of law""; ""The manuscript""; ""Archaic traces in the language of the laws""; ""Orthography""; ""Phonology""; ""Morphology""; ""Syntax""; ""Word division""; ""The question of dating""; ""Remnants of oral transmission"" |
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""Chronological layering of Ã?thelberht's laws""""2 The Laws of Ã?thelberht""; ""Notes on the edition""; ""Editorial conventions""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Monetary system""; ""Rubric""; ""The church and the public assembly""; ""The king""; ""Fines payable to an eorl""; ""Fines payable to a freeman""; ""Freedmen""; ""Theft""; ""Killing""; ""Rihthamscyld""; ""Personal injury""; ""Women and children""; ""Servants""; ""Slaves""; ""3 The Laws of HloÃ?here & Eadric""; ""Historical background""; ""Some notes on the language""; ""Archaisms""; ""Modernizations"" |
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""Dialect features""""Abbreviations""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Rubric and prologue""; ""Fines""; ""Legal responsibilities in hospitality""; ""The process of bringing a charge""; ""The regulation of commerce""; ""Oath supporters""; ""4 The Laws of Wihtred""; ""Historical background""; ""Some notes on the language""; ""Archaisms""; ""Modernizations""; ""Dialect features""; ""Edition and translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Rubric and prologue""; ""Rights of the church""; ""Unlawful matrimony""; ""Abuses by ecclesiastics""; ""Manumission"" |
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""Transgressing the laws of the church""""Exculpation""; ""Theft""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Diplomatic Transcription""; ""Appendix II: Comparison of Restitution According to Amount in Ã?thelberht""; ""Appendix III: Comparison of Restitution According to Status in Ã?thelberht""; ""Appendix IV: Payment to the King for Disturbance of the Peace""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Concordance of proper names"" |
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""Previous editions and translations of the Kentish laws""""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Annotated edition of the early Kentish laws, with facing page translation and commentary. |
| Subject |
Law, Anglo-Saxon -- Translations into English.
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Law, Anglo-Saxon. |
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Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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Law. |
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Great Britain. |
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Early works to 1800 |
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Law -- Great Britain -- Sources.
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| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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Law -- England -- Kent -- Sources.
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England -- Kent. |
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Common law -- History -- Sources.
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Common law. |
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History. |
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Christianity and law.
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Christianity and law. |
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Texts.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers. |
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Manuscripts, English (Old)
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Manuscripts, English (Old) |
| Chronological Term |
450 - 1100 |
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Electronic books.
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Early works.
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History.
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Texts.
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Translations.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Oliver, Lisi. Beginnings of English law. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2002 9780802035356 (DLC) 2003269033 (OCoLC)48803694 |
| ISBN |
9781442680531 (electronic book) |
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1442680539 (electronic book) |
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1282014455 |
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9781282014459 |
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0802035353 (bound) |
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9780802035356 |
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9781442614833 |
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1442614838 |
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