The Carolingians and the written word /

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Author / Creator:McKitterick, Rosamond
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Description:xvi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/947147
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ISBN:052130539X
0521315654 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • List of maps and tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The spoken and the written word
  • 2. law and the written word
  • 3. A literate community: the evidence of the charters
  • 4. The production and possession of books: an economic dimension
  • 5. The organization of written knowledge
  • 6. The literacy of the laity
  • Epilogue
  • Index of manuscripts
  • General index