The Carolingians and the Written Word
Download or Read eBook The Carolingians and the Written Word PDF written by Rosamond McKitterick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-06-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Rosamond McKitterick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1989-06-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521315654 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521315654 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Carolingians and the Written Word by : Rosamond McKitterick
Book excerpt: Functional analysis of the written word in eight and ninth century Carolingian European society demonstrates that literacy was not confined to a clerical elite, but dispersed in lay society and used administratively as well.