The Carolingians and the Written Word

Rosamond (University of Cambridge) McKitterick

Cambridge University Press, 1989

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This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in France and Germany in the eighth- and ninth-centuries. Key topics discussed include law and the use of the written word, the economic and social status of the book in Carolingian society and the whole question of lay literacy.

ISBN-13
9780521315654
ISBN-10
0521315654
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1989
Publication date
1989-06-29
Pages
308
Dimensions
152x228x22
Weight
468