Urban literacy in the Nordic Middle Ages / edited by Kasper H. Andersen, Jeppe Büchert Netterstrøm, Lisbeth M. Imer, Bjøorn Poulsen, Rikke Steenholt Olesen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andersen, Kasper H., editor.

Netterstrøm, Jeppe Büchert, editor.

Imer, Lisbeth M., 1973- editor.

Poulsen, Bjørn, 1955- editor.

Olesen, Rikke Steenholt, editor.

Series:

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy ; 53.

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy, 2034-9416 ; 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Scandinavia--History--To 1500.

Literacy.

City and town life--Scandinavia--History--To 1500.

City and town life.

History.

Scandinavia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Bepols, [2021]

Summary:

"This volume explores literacy in the medieval towns of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and aims to understand the extent to which these medieval urban centres constituted a driving force in the development of literacy in Nordic societies generally.As in other parts of Europe, two languages -- Latin and the vernacular -- were in use. However, the Nordic area is also characterised by its use of the runic alphabet, and thus two writing systems were also in use. Another characteristic of the North is its comparatively weak urbanization, especially in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.Literacy and the uses of writing in medieval towns of the North is approached from various angles of research, including history, archaeology, philology, and runology. The contributions cover topics related to urban literacy that include both case studies and general surveys of the dissemination of writing, all from a Northern perspective. The thematic chapters all present new sources and approaches that offer a new dimension both to the study of medieval urban literacy and also to Scandinavian studies."-- Back cover

"This volume explores literacy in the medieval towns of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and aims to understand the extent to which these medieval urban centres constituted a driving force in the development of literacy in Nordic societies generally.As in other parts of Europe, two languages - Latin and the vernacular - were in use. However, the Nordic area is also characterised by its use of the runic alphabet, and thus two writing systems were also in use. Another characteristic of the North is its comparatively weak urbanization, especially in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.Literacy and the uses of writing in medieval towns of the North is approached from various angles of research, including history, archaeology, philology, and runology. The contributions cover topics related to urban literacy that include both case studies and general surveys of the dissemination of writing, all from a Northern perspective. The thematic chapters all present new sources and approaches that offer a new dimension both to the study of medieval urban literacy and also to Scandinavian studies." -- Back cover

Contents:

Runic Writing in Danish Medieval Towns p. 39 / Lisbeth M. Imer

Medieval Runic Latin in an Urban Perspective p. 69 / Rikke Steenholt Olesen

Roman-Script Epigraphy in Norwegian Towns p. 105 / Elise Kleivane

"Fann ek bein ..." - "I Found a Bone": Runic Artefacts as Material Evidence of Writing in Medieval Norwegian Towns p. 135 / Kristel Zilmer

(Il)literacy Reflected on Scandinavian Viking Coins p. 173 / Gitte Tarnow Ingvardson

Medieval Literacy in Turku: Material and Linguistic Remains from a Multilingual Townscape p. 197 / Janne Harjula and Visa Immonen and Kirsi Salonen

Searching for Urban Literacy in the Archaeological Record p. 229 / Morten Søvsø

Civic Literacy in Late Medieval Ribe p. 253 / Jeppe Büchert Netterstrøm

Markers of Civic Literacy in Medieval Danish Towns p. 289 / Kasper H. Andersen

Putting Town Life in Writing: Medieval Danish Town Scribes p. 319 / Bjørn Poulsen

Variance and Change in Civic Literacy in Late Medieval Stockholm: The Liber Memorialis p. 343 / Theresia Pettersson

The Dominican Order and Urban Literacy in Medieval Scandinavia p. 375 / Johnny Grandjean Gøgsig Jakobsen

Lost Notes and Hidden Spells: Scraps of Worldly Literacy from the Choir Stalls in Lund Cathedral p. 411 / Andreas Manhag.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9782503596747

2503596746

OCLC:

1265348272