The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14)
Description:
The laws of Æthelbert of Kent (ca. 600), Hlohere and Eadric (685x686), and Wihtred (695), are the earliest laws from Anglo-Saxon England, and the first Germanic laws written in the vernacular. They are of unique importance as the only extant early medieval English laws that delineate the progress of law and legal language in the early days of the conversion to Christianity. Æthelbert's laws, the closest existing equivalent to Germanic law as it was transmitted in a pre-literate period, contrast with Hlohere and Eadric's expanded laws, which concentrate on legal procedure and process, and again contrast with the further changed laws of Wihtred which demonstrate how the new religion of Christianity adapted and changed the law to conform to changing social mores.
This volume updates previous works with current scholarship in the fields of linguistics and social and legal history to present new editions and translations of these three Kentish pre-Alfredian laws. Each body of law is situated within its historical, literary, and legal context, annotated, and provided with facing-page translation.
Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9781442614833
Frequently Asked Questions about The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14)
The price for the book starts from $53.99 on Amazon and is available from 2 sellers at the moment.
At BookScouter, the prices for the book start at $36.08. Feel free to explore the offers for the book in used or new condition from various booksellers, aggregated on our website.
If you’re interested in selling back the The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14) book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.
As for the The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14) book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.
The The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14) book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 3,900,824 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.
The highest price to sell back the The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations, 14) book within the last three months was on November 19 and it was $1.21.