Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G301024

Táin Bó Rúanaid

Author: Unknown

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Kuno Meyer

Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

Funded by University College, Cork and
The Higher Education Authority via the LDT Project

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 580 words

Publication

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork
College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt

(2004) (2010)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G301024

Availability

Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.

Sources

    Manuscript Source
  1. London, British Library, MS Harley 5280, fo. 48b. For further details see Robin Flower and S. H. O'Grady (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly the British Museum] 3 volumes (London 1926) vol. 2, 298–323.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Kuno Meyer, Táin Bó Rúanaid ind so in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 104–105

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Editorial corrections are marked. Text in German/Latin is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

Quotation

Direct speech is rendered q.

Hyphenation

Hyphenation was introduced.

Segmentation

div0=the saga. Page-breaks are marked pb n="".

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles.

Profile Description

Created: By (an) unknown Irish monastic author(s). Date range: 900–1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [LA] One formulaic word is in Latin.

Revision History