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The Uses of Literacy in Early Mediaeval Europe

By Rosamond McKitterick

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1990
ISBN
9780521344098, 0521344093, 0521428963
Open Library ID
OL15058577M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13459080 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
361\361
Topic
History
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14

Description

The book investigates the ways in which literacy was important in early medieval Europe, and examines the context of literacy, its uses, levels, and distribution, in a number of different early medieval societies, including Ireland, Anglo-Saxon England, Visigothic and Umayyad Spain, Papal Rome, and Byzantium, between c. 400 and c. 1000. The contributors set out to provide the factual basis for assessments of the significance of literacy in the early medieval world and analyze the significance of literacy, its implications, and its consequences for the various societies. In all cases, the studies represent new research and provide fascinating insights into the attitudes of early medieval societies toward the written word.

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