| Description |
xviii, 407 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Making of Records -- 1. Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest -- 2. The Proliferation of Documents -- 3. Types of Record -- 4. The Technology of Writing -- 5. The Preservation and Use of Documents -- Pt. 2. The Literate Mentality -- 6. Languages of Record -- 7. Literate and Illiterate -- 8. Hearing and Seeing -- 9. Trusting Writing -- 10. Practical Literacy |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: The second edition of Michael Clanchy's widely-acclaimed study of the history of the written word in the Middle Ages is now, after a much lamented absence, republished in an entirely new and revised edition. The text of the original has been revised throughout to take account of the enormous amount of new research following publication of the first edition. The introduction discusses the history of literacy up to the present day; the guide to further reading brings together over 300 new titles up to 1992. In this second edition there are substantially new sections on bureaucracy, sacred books, writing materials, the art of memory, ways of reading (particularly for women), the writing of French, and the relationship of script, imagery and seals. Publication of the new edition also represents the book's first appearance in the United States in paperback |
| Analysis |
England Languages |
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Geschichte 1066-1485 |
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Great Britain Politics and government 1066-1485 |
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Literacy England History |
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Oral communication England History |
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Public administration England History |
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Public records England History |
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Scriptoria England |
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Written communication England History |
| Notes |
Previous edition published: London : Edward Arnold, 1979 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-345) and index |
| Subject |
Civilization, Medieval.
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Literacy -- England -- History.
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Public administration -- England -- History.
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Public records -- England -- History.
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Oral communication -- England -- History.
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Scriptoria -- England.
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Written communication -- England -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
England http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148 -- Languages.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006384
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056872
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| LC no. |
92020180 |
| ISBN |
0631168575 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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0631178236 (acid-free paper) |
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