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Abstract
In 1913, two drypoint additions were identified in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 30 (SS30), an eighth-century Southumbrian copy of the Acts of the Apostles. It was suggested that these additions, cut into the membrane of p. 47, were abbreviations of the Old English female name, Eadburg. Just over a century later, many more drypoint markings were discovered in the margins of SS30, including several instances of Eadburg’s full name. This article provides the first analysis of these additions to the manuscript. It argues, based on their form, content, and placement, that these tiny annotations represent meaningful responses to the text added to SS30 by its owner – Eadburg herself.
1913年,在牛津大学的博德利图书馆发现了两个干点增补,MS Selden Supra 30 (SS30),这是一本8世纪的南森伯兰版本的《使徒行传》。有人认为,这些刻在第47页膜上的补充内容是古英语女性名字Eadburg的缩写。仅仅一个多世纪后,在SS30的边缘发现了更多的干点标记,包括几个Eadburg全名的例子。这篇文章提供了对手稿中这些补充的第一个分析。它认为,基于它们的形式、内容和位置,这些微小的注释代表了对SS30的所有者Eadburg本人添加的文本的有意义的回应。
期刊介绍:
Early Medieval Europe provides an indispensable source of information and debate on the history of Europe from the later Roman Empire to the eleventh century. The journal is a thoroughly interdisciplinary forum, encouraging the discussion of archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, diplomatic, literature, onomastics, art history, linguistics and epigraphy, as well as more traditional historical approaches. It covers Europe in its entirety, including material on Iceland, Ireland, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Continental Europe (both west and east).