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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781405157919
Year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 432
Description:
This seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development
of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third
edition.
This book serves as an introduction to medieval books and
documents for graduate students throughout the world
Features a completely re-written first chapter, ?Memories
and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the
author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and
discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy
Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of
the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail
ISBN: 9781405157919
Year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 432
Description:
This seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development
of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third
edition.
This book serves as an introduction to medieval books and
documents for graduate students throughout the world
Features a completely re-written first chapter, ?Memories
and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the
author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and
discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy
Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of
the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail