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Other authors / contributors: | Enderwitz, Susanne, editor.
Sauer, Rebecca, editor.
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ISBN: | 9783110371758 3110371758 3110413000 9783110413007 9783110371741
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Notes: | "Most of the papers collected in this short volume are based on lectures held at the workshop "Communication and Materiality/Kommunikation und Materialität, conducted on October 26, 2012 at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in collaboration with the Graduate School (Integriertes Graduiertenkolleg) of the CRC 933 "Material Text Cultures" under the auspices of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)" -- Introduction. Includes bibliographical references. Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
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Summary: | "This volume reconsiders literacy and communication in pre-modern societies, focusing especially on how material form affects the way textual artefacts are understood and interpreted. By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines such as archaeology, medieval studies, and Islamic studies, this volume provides the specialist and non-specialist with insights on how humans express themselves through writing and material culture"--
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Other form: | Print version: Communication and materiality Berlin ; De Gruyter, [2015] 9783110371741 (alk. paper)
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