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Ancrene Wisse. 1962Ancrene Wisse
Edited by J.R.R. Tolkien
Prefatory Note by J.R.R. Tolkien
Introduction by N.R. Ker
1st Edition 1962
Early English Text Society
Oxford University Press
London
ISBN: None
Hardback in glassine dustwrapper
Not illustrated
Hammond Page Ref.: pp.308-309

Notes
This is Tolkien's edition of the Ancrene Riwle, a thirteenth century manuscript known as MS. CCCC 402 or MS. Corpus Christi College Cambridge 402 - A Rule for Nunnes or Recluses - Ancrene Wisse.

3,000 copies printed.

Tolkien was formally engaged by the Early English Text Society in 1935 to edit the manuscript for publication, but owing to endless delays, it was not published until 1962. The bulk of the book consists of a line-by-line transcription of the text, along with extensive footnotes.
 
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