BEOWULF
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(Unknown Anglo-Saxon scribe. "Beowulf Manuscript (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, f. 132r)." Ink on vellum. Early 11th century. British Library, London. Wikimedia Commons.)
The opening folio of the Beowulf manuscript from the Nowell Codex, featuring the first lines of the Old English epic in insular script on aged vellum.
(Unknown scribe. "Beowulf Manuscript Page." Ink on vellum. Circa 1000 CE. British Library, London. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf_Manuscript.jpg.)
A detailed page from the unique Beowulf codex showing a dramatic passage of the hero's battle, with characteristic Anglo-Saxon minuscule lettering.
(Julius Zupitza, editor. "Autotype of Beowulf First Page." Facsimile print. 1881 (of 11th-century original). British Library, London. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf.firstpage.jpeg.)
The first page reproduction of Beowulf from the Cotton Vitellius A XV manuscript, highlighting the poetic alliteration and heroic theme.