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The Vercelli Book

The Vercelli Book. The Vercelli Book. Dates from the late 10 th century One of four important OE collections (another is the Exeter Book) Contains 23 homiletic (sermon; moralizing lecture) and hagiographic (biography presenting person as perfect) writings and 6 interspersed poems

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The Vercelli Book

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  1. The Vercelli Book

  2. The Vercelli Book • Dates from the late 10th century • One of four important OE collections (another is the Exeter Book) • Contains 23 homiletic (sermon; moralizing lecture) and hagiographic (biography presenting person as perfect) writings and 6 interspersed poems • Most famous poem is “The Dream of the Rood”

  3. The Vercelli Book • Book is written in a single handwriting • Organized thematically around the Church’s liturgical calendar • Most famous poem is “The Dream of the Rood” • Four poems besides “Rood” survive in tact with one a fragment

  4. The Dream of the Rood • One of the oldest Christian poems • Written in alliterative verse • Sections found on Ruthwell Cross • May have been authored by Caedmon or Cynewulf whose name is signed to “The Fates of the Apostles” and “Elene,” two poems in Vercelli

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