The image of the letter: from the anglo‐saxons to theElectronic Beowulf
Edward J. Christie
This essay examines the Anglo‐Saxon letter considered as an image. The use of high‐end digital technology to create facsimiles manuscripts turns text into image that can be manipulated in very useful ways. However, status facsimile a textual object raises questions about relationship between and appear repeat past investments custodian history. In writing saves from oblivion, Early Modern typographical remediation Old English documents, is represented material encryption past. letter, like these predecessors, makes impossible promise provide unmediated access
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