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John Smith's 1722 Edition of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica and the Burnt British Library Cotton MS Otho B XI.

This article traces the origins and progress toward publication of John Smith's edition of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Particular focus is centred on an annotated copy of Abraham Wheloc's edition of 1643/1644, now held in the British Library, containing manuscript collations of th...

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Published in:Parergon Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 1 - 35
Main Author: Waite, Greg
Format: Article
Published: Australian & New Zealand Association for Medieval & Early Modern Studies 2021
Subjects:
Smith, John, 1652-1742
British Library
Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
Monks
Church discipline
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