Getting Justice in Twelfth-Century Rome
Chris Wickham
Research on the practices and impacts of literacy has revolutionized study medieval history culture. After initially having focused investigating modernising aspects development during Middle Ages, discussion now involves a large variety topics, such as performance writing reading, use written word in political ritual and, general level, ‘otherness’ communication. The volume presents essays dealing with wide range social uses from Carolingian era to late Italy, Switzerland, Germany Burgundy. It panorama current state research also offers new insights into conceptual debates about communication premodern Europe.
Utrecht studies in medieval literacy