{"product_id":"the-index-of-middle-english-prose-9780859915953","title":"The Index of Middle English Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003e`The \u003ci\u003eIndex of Middle English Prose\u003c\/i\u003e when completed will be a monumental achievement' \u003ci\u003eREVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchbishop Laud was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1629-1641, during which period he donated over twelve thousand manuscripts to the Bodleian Library. Only a small minority of these contain Middle English prose, but they cover a wide spectrum. Religious works include eight copies of the Wycliffite New Testament, one unrecorded by printed authorities, Wycliffite sermons, writings by Rolle and Hilton, Wimbledon and Lavynham, a unique collectionof Kentish dialect sermons, \u003ci\u003eDisce Mori\u003c\/i\u003e, and copies of many other popular anonymous treatises, some previously unnoted. Among the secular works are \u003ci\u003eThe Brut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMandeville's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDe Re Militari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pilgrimage of the Life of the Manhood\u003c\/i\u003e, writings by Fortescue, one unique, a heraldic treatise and two extensive compilations of medical texts.S. J. OGILVIE-THOMSON was formerly lecturer in language and medieval literature at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.","brand":"Sarah Ogilvie-Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280289149179,"sku":"9780859915953","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780859915953.jpg?v=1772483210","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-index-of-middle-english-prose-9780859915953","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}