Vercelli Book
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He is the author of four poems preserved in two MSS., the Exeter Book and the Vercelli Book, both of the early 11th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
This is now known as the Vercelli Book.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
A reasonable conjecture as to how this MS. reached Vercelli may be found in Professor Cook's pamphlet, "Cardinal Guala and the Vercelli Book."
From Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems by James Mercer Garnett
The Vercelli Book takes us back in the writings of Cynewulf to the eighth century; the Exeter manuscript looks back even farther and introduces us to the singers of heathen or semi-heathen times.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
There are two specially interesting collections of manuscript Anglo-Saxon poems, known respectively as the Exeter Book and the Vercelli Book.
From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Emily Hickey
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