English Law Before Magna Carta: Felix Liebermann and Die Gesetze Der Angelsachsen (Medieval Law and Its Practice)

"...Stefan Jurasinski, Lisi Oliver and Andrew Rabin deserve hearty congratulations for producing such a superb collection, one which engages the neophyte and challenges the experts. Unlike many such compilations, English Law Before Magna Carta contains no weak link; every chapter's thesis is clear, the arguments rigorous, the conclusions compelling. Brill too deserves praise for producing such an elegant and carefully edited volume. I recommend this book for any college library; it is certain to prove useful on many levels."Alison Williams Lewin, St Joseph's University, The Medieval Review 12.08.06 Felix Liebermann's Die Gesetze Der Angelsachsen (1903-1916) Remains The Single Most Important Contribution To The Study Of Early English Law. This Volume Marks The Gesetze's Centenary By Bringing Together Original Essays By An International Group Of Leading Scholars Specializing In Medieval Legal Culture. The Essays Address Not Only Liebermann's Life And Legacy, But Also Major Issues In The Study Of Early Law, Including The Relationship Between Old English Legal And Penitential Texts, The Provenance Of Early English Legal Manuscripts, The Composition And Dating Of Pre-magna Carta Legislation, And The Nature Of Anglo-saxon And Norman Legal Practice And Procedure. This Collection Provides An Essential Assessment Of The Current State Of Early Legal Studies As Well As A Roadmap For Future Work--p. [4] Of Cover. Felix Liebermann And Die Gesetze Der Angelsachsen / Andrew Rabin -- Felix Liebermann : A Selected Bibliography / Daniela Fruscione -- Liebermann's Intellectual Milieu / Daniela Fruscione -- The Liebermann Library In Tokyo / Hideyuki Arimitsu -- L1 Interference In The Editing Process : Felix Liebermann, The Gesetze And The German Language / Jürg Rainer Schwyter -- Localizing And Dating Old English Anonymous Prose, And How The Inherent Problems Relate To Anglo-saxon Legislation / Robert D. Fulk -- The Dating Of Quadripartitus Again / Richard Sharpe -- The Old English Penitentials And The Law Of Slavery / Stefan Jurasinski -- Æthelred In Felix Liebermann's Die Gesetze Der Angelsachsen And In The Mise-en Page Of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 383 / Thom Gobbitt -- I-ii Cnut : Wulfstan's Summa? / Mary P. Richards -- Royal Protections And Private Justice : A Reassessment Of Cnut's' Reserved Pleas' / T. B. Lambert -- Ritual Magic Or Legal Performance? : Reconsidering An Old English Charm Against Theft / Andrew Rabin -- Rethinking The Leges Henrici Primi / Nicholas Karn -- From The Leges To Glanvill : Legal Expertise And Legal Reasoning / John Hudson -- Laurence Nowell's Old English Legal Glossary And His Study Of Quadripartitus / Rebecca Brackmann -- St. Edward's Ghost : The Cult Of St. Edward And His Laws In English History / Janelle Greenberg. Edited By Stefan Jurasinski, Lisi Oliver, And Andrew Rabin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [301]-317) And Indexes. Contents 7 Preface 11 Abbreviations 13 Felix Liebermann and Die Gesetze Der Angelsachsen 17 Felix Liebermann: A Selected Bibliography 25 Section One Felix Liebermann 29 Liebermann's Intellectual Milieu 31 The Liebermann Library in Tokyo 43 Section Two Language and Dating 57 L1 Interference in the Editing Process: Felix Liebermann, the Gesetze and the German Language 59 Localizing and Dating Old English Anonymous Prose, and How the Inherent Problems Relate to Anglo-Saxon Legislation 75 The Dating of Quadripartitus Again 97 Section Three Anglo-Saxon Texts and Manuscripts 111 The Old English Penitentials and the Law of Slavery 113 I Æthelred in Felix Liebermann’s Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen and in the Mise-en Page of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 383 135 I–II Cnut: Wulfstan’s Summa? 153 Royal Protections and Private Justice: A Reassessment of Cnut’s 'Reserved Pleas' 173 Ritual Magic or Legal Performance? Reconsidering an Old English Charm Against Theft 193 Section Four Beyond Anglo-Saxon England 213 Rethinking the Leges Henrici Primi 215 From the Leges to Glanvill: Legal Expertise and Legal Reasoning 237 Laurence Nowell’s Old English Legal Glossary and His Study of Quadripartitus 267 “St. Edward’s Ghost”: The Cult of St. Edward and His Laws in English History 289 Bibliography 317 Contributors 335 Index Legum 339 Index Manuscriptorum 341 Index Nominorum 342 Liebermann's intellectual milieu / Daniela Fruscione The Liebermann library in Tokyo / Hideyuki Arimitsu Interference in the editing process : Felix Liebermann, the Gesetze and the German language / Jurg Rainer Schwyter Localizing and dating old English anonymous prose, and how the Inherent problems relate to Anglo-Saxon legislation / Robert D. Fulk The dating of quadripartitus again / Richard Sharpe The old English penitentials and the law of slavery / Stefan Jurasinski Athelred in Felix Liebermann's Die gesetze der angelsachsen and in the mise-en page of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College / Thom Gobbitt I-II Cnut : Wulfstan's summa? / Mary P. Richards Royal protections and private justice : a reassessment of Cnut's' reserved pleas' / T. B. Lambert Ritual magic or legal performance? reconsidering an old English charm against theft / Andrew Rabin Rethinking the Leges Henrici Primi / Nicholas Karn From the Leges to Glanvill : legal expertise and legal reasoning / John Hudson Laurence Nowell's old English legal glossary and his study of Quadripartitus / Rebecca Brackmann "St. Edward's Ghost": the cult of St. Edward and his laws in English history / Janelle Greenberg. Felix Liebermann s Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903-1916) remains the single most important contribution to the study of early English law. This volume marks the Gesetze's centenary by bringing together original essays by an international group of leading scholars specializing in medieval legal culture. The essays address not only Liebermann s life and legacy, but also major issues in the study of early law, including the relationship between Old English legal and penitential texts, the provenance of early English legal manuscripts, the composition and dating of pre-Magna Carta legislation, and the nature of Anglo-Saxon and Norman legal practice and procedure. This collection provides an essential assessment of the current state of early legal studies as well as a roadmap for future work. Contributors: Hideyuki Arimitsu, Rebecca Brackmann, Daniela Fruscione, R.D. Fulk, Thomas Gobbitt, Janelle Greenberg, John Hudson, Stefan Jurasinski, Nicholas Karn, T.B. Lambert, Andrew Rabin, Mary P. Richards, Richard Sharpe, and Jurg Rainer Schwyter." Felix Liebermann's Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903-1916) remains the single most important contribution to the study of early English law. This volume marks the Gesetze's centenary by bringing together original essays by an international group of leading scholars specializing in medieval legal culture. The essays address not only Liebermann's life and legacy, but also major issues in the study of early law, including the relationship between Old English legal and penitential texts, the provenance of early English legal manuscripts, the composition and dating of pre-Magna Carta legislation, and the nature of Anglo-Saxon and Norman legal practice and procedure. This collection provides an essential assessment of the current state of early legal studies as well as a roadmap for future work.Contributors are Hideyuki Arimitsu, Rebecca Brackmann, Daniela Fruscione, R.D. Fulk, Thomas Gobbitt, Janelle Greenberg, John Hudson, Stefan Jurasinski, Nicholas Karn, T.B. Lambert, Andrew Rabin, Mary P. Richards, Richard Sharpe, and Jürg Rainer Schwyter. "Felix Liebermann's Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903-1916) remains the single most important contribution to the study of early English law. This volume marks the Gesetze's centenary by bringing together original essays by an international group of leading scholars specializing in medieval legal culture. The essays address not only Liebermann's life and legacy, but also major issues in the study of early law, including the relationship between Old English legal and penitential texts, the provenance of early English legal manuscripts, the composition and dating of pre-Magna Carta legislation, and the nature of Anglo-Saxon and Norman legal practice and procedure. This collection provides an essential assessment of the current state of early legal studies as well as a roadmap for future work"--Page 4 of cover This volume marks the centenary of Liebermann's Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903-1916) by bringing together essays by scholars specializing in medieval legal culture. The essays address not only Liebermann's legacy, but also major issues in the study of early law.