[Ælfric Abbot of Eynsham]
The Sermones Catholici or Homilies of Ælfric in the original Anglo-Saxon with an English version

[Edited and translated] by Benjamin Thorpe. Reprint aus: The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church: The First Part Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of Aelfric in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version; Vol. 1-2/The Aelfric Society [for the Illustration of Anglo-Saxon and Early English History and Philology]; [Part 1]/London 1844-1846.

This two-volume collection contains transcriptions of 94 Old English texts (in 85 chapters) of the earliest known works by Ælfric Abbot of Eynsham, with facing-page translations by Benjamin Thorpe (1781/72-1870). The Sermones Catholici (c. 990-95) are adaptations of Latin texts rendered in Old English. The homilies draw on the gospels, saints' lives and other doctrinal themes. They were intended to be delivered over two years. Volume 2 contains the sermons for the second year, focusing on doctrine and church history. Zwei Bände, zus. XXII,1.238 Seiten, Leinen (Olms Verlag 1983) leichte Lagerspuren