Talk of the town : information and community in sixteenth-century Switzerland / Carla Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Carla Teresa, 1979- author.

Series:

Past & present book series

The past & present book series

Language:

English

German

Latin

Subjects (All):

Rütiner, Johannes, 1501-1556--Diaries.

Rütiner, Johannes.

Rütiner, Johannes, 1501-1556.

Gossip--Switzerland--Saint Gall--History--16th century.

Gossip.

Saint Gall (Switzerland)--Social conditions--16th century.

Saint Gall (Switzerland).

Social conditions.

Switzerland--Saint Gall.

Genre:

Diaries.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Language Note:

Text chiefly in English; some passages in Latin or German with translations in English.

Summary:

'The Talk of the Town' explores everyday communication in a 16th-century small town and the role it played in the circulation of information across and within early modern communities, using the notebooks of the St Gall linen trader Johannes Rütiner to gain unusual insights into an oral world, and show how conversation could shape society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index.

ISBN:

0192846450

9780192846457

OCLC:

1334896924