{"product_id":"bede-and-the-theory-of-everything-9781789147889","title":"Bede and the Theory of Everything","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible biography of the venerable Bede, regarded as the father of English history. \u003cbr\u003e A 2023 \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673-735), the foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and the \"father of English history.\" It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide tables, creating the Ceolfrith Bibles and the Lindisfarne Gospels, writing the earliest extant Old English poetry, and composing his famous \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History of the English People\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to providing an accessible overview of Bede's life and work, Michelle P. Brown describes new discoveries regarding Bede's handwriting, his historical research, and his previously lost Old English translation of St John's Gospel, dictated on his deathbed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle P. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the University of London and was formerly curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. Her books include \u003ci\u003eArt of the Islands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642286739730,"sku":"9781789147889","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b59082e-ccd2-4e96-9724-078e246a785d.jpg?v=1733060525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bede-and-the-theory-of-everything-9781789147889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}