The Development of Literate Mentalities in East Central Europe Tapa dura - 2005

Hardback. New.

David Brown Book Co, 2005. Hardcover. New. bilingual edition. 546 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches.

Brepols Publishers, 2004. 1st. hardcover. New. 105x24x155.

Brepols - Harvey Miller 2004. Hardcover. VIII 546 p., 15 b/w ill. 12 colour ill., 7 b/w line art, 160 x 240 mm, Languages: English, Fine copy. Including an index. ISBN 9782503514499. Compared with most of Continental Europe North of the Alps, the introduction of writing in East Central Europe (Bohemia, Poland and Hungary) took place with a considerable delay. Much is known about East Central European uses of writing, although only a fragment of this knowledge is known outside the region. Gathered by historians, palaeographers and codicologists, diplomatists, art historians, literary historians and others, this knowledge has hardly ever been studied in the light of recent discussions on medieval literacy and communication. Work done in the Czech, Polish and Hungarian traditions of scholarship has never been subjected to a comparative analysis. Furthermore, the question of the relation between writing and other forms of communication in the region remains largely unexplored. The volume serves a… Leer más