From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
1993
Author
Edition
2
Language
English
Number of Pages
407 pp.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
City
Oxford, England
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
ISBN
9780631178231
Annotation
Useful survey of writing, literacy, and librarianship in medieval England. Contents: List of Plates Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition List of Abbreviations Introduction The Making of Records Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest The Proliferation of Documents Types of Record The Technology of Writing The Preservation and Use of Documents The Literate Mentality Languages of Record Literate and Illiterate Hearing and Seeing Trusting and Writing Practical Literacy Plates
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