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The Carolingians and the Written Word
Rosamond McKitterick
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Description for The Carolingians and the Written Word
Paperback. This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in the eighth- and ninth-centuries. Num Pages: 308 pages, 4 maps, indices, list of maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in France and Germany in the eighth- and ninth-centuries. It demonstrates that literacy was by no means confined to a clerical élite, but was dispersed in lay society and used for government and administration, and for ordinary legal transactions among the peoples of the Frankish kingdom. While exploiting a huge range of primary material, Professor McKitterick does not confine herself to a functional analysis of the written word in Carolingian northern Europe but goes on to assess the consequences and implications of literacy for the ... Read more
This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in France and Germany in the eighth- and ninth-centuries. It demonstrates that literacy was by no means confined to a clerical élite, but was dispersed in lay society and used for government and administration, and for ordinary legal transactions among the peoples of the Frankish kingdom. While exploiting a huge range of primary material, Professor McKitterick does not confine herself to a functional analysis of the written word in Carolingian northern Europe but goes on to assess the consequences and implications of literacy for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521315654
SKU
V9780521315654
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99-1
Reviews for The Carolingians and the Written Word
"Scholars will find this book an essential reference book for questions of medieval European literacy. It is invaluable in its wealth of information about manuscripts, scribes, monastic patrons, Carolingian nobility, and lay owners of books." Marsha L. Dutton, Hanover College, in The Library Quarterly "McKitterick has written an important book which more than repays careful study. She ... Read more