Writers and Readers in Medieval Italy: Studies in the History of Written Culture

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	1995
Author	Author: Armando Petrucci Editor: Charles M. Radding Translator: Charles M. Radding
Language	English
Number of Pages	257 pp.
Publisher	Yale University Press
City	New Haven, CT
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Region	Europe
Chronological Period	6th century 7th century 8th century 9th century 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century
ISBN	9780300060898
Annotation	A collection of previously published essays, translated into English from the original Italian. Contents: From the unitary book to the miscellany The Christian conception of the book in the sixth and seventh centuries The Lombard problem Book, handwriting, and school Literacy and graphic culture of early Medieval scribes Symbolic aspects of written evidence Reading in the Middle Ages Minute, autograph, author's book Reading and writing volgare in Medieval Italy The illusion of authentic history: documentary evidence