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Author Fleming, Juliet

Title Graffiti and the Writing Arts of Early Modern England
Published London : Reaktion Books, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (226 pages)
Contents Graffiti and the Writing Arts of Early Modern England Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Graffiti; 2. Whitewash; 3. Tattoo; 4. Pots; References; Bibliography; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index
Summary Tattoos and graffiti immediately bring to mind contemporary urban life and its inhabitants. But in fact, both practices date back much further than is generally thought--even by scholars. Drawing on a previously unavailable archive, Juliet Fleming reveals the unknown and disregarded literary arts of sixteenth century England. In Graffiti and the Writing Arts of Early Modern England, Fleming argues that our modern assumptions of what constitutes written expression have limited our access to and understanding of early modern history and writing. Fleming combines detailed historical sc
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Subject English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Written English
Written communication -- England -- History -- 16th century
Written communication -- England -- History -- 17th century
English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Writing
Graffiti -- England -- History -- 16th century
Graffiti -- England -- History -- 17th century
Calligraphy -- England
Writing in art.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Literacy.
Calligraphy
Civilization
Graffiti
Writing in art
Written communication
SUBJECT England -- Civilization -- 16th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043275
England -- Civilization -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043276
Subject England
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781861898432
1861898436