Literacy, General & Miscellaneous European Literature - Literary Criticism, Social History - General & Miscellaneous, Writing - General & Miscellaneous, Medieval History - Social Aspects, Language & Linguistics, Manuscripts - General & Miscellaneous, Medi

Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies

Name: Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies
Author: Huw Pryce
ISBN: 9780521025331

by Huw Pryce (Editor), Alastair Minnis (Editor), Patrick Boyde

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Overview

This collection examines the significance of the ways in which writing was used in the Celtic countries between c.400 and c.1500. It is concerned with the amount and types of material committed to writing as well as with the social groups which promoted the use of literacy and had access to its products. Presenting the fruits of much new research, the book is intended as a contribution to the study both of medieval literacy generally and of the history and cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany in the middle ages.

Synopsis

This collection examines the significance of the ways in which writing was used in the Celtic countries between c.400 and c.1500. It is concerned with the amount and types of material committed to writing as well as with the social groups that promoted the use of literacy and had access to its products. Presenting the fruits of much new research, the book is intended as a contribution to the study both of medieval literacy generally and of the history and cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany in the Middle Ages.