New approaches to medieval communication / edited by Marco Mostert ; with an introduction by Michael Clanchy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mostert, Marco.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy ; 1.

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Written communication--History.

Written communication.

History.

Civilization, Medieval.

Physical Description:

viii, 318 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Medieval communication

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, 1999.

Summary:

The volume has three sections: introductions by two of the leading exponents worldwide: Michael Clanchy and Marco Mostert; a series of essays by members of the Utrecht 'Pionierproject Verschriftelijking' which consider writing and written culture against the background of all forms of communication available to a given medieval society, both in western and east-central Europe; and a comprehensive bibliography on the subject, comprising 1500 titles which will serve as a fundamental starting-point for work in this field.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-297) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

2503508146

OCLC:

43083796