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Writing Beyond Pen and Parchment
Inscribed Objects in Medieval European Literature
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Edited by:
Ricarda Wagner
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2019
About this book
Open Access
What can stories of magical engraved rings or prophetic inscriptions on walls tell us about how writing was perceived before print transformed the world? Writing beyond Pen and Parchment introduces readers to a Middle Ages where writing is not confined to manuscripts but is inscribed in the broader material world, in textiles and tombs, on weapons or human skin. Drawing on the work done at the Collaborative Research Centre “Material Text Cultures,” (SFB 933) this volume presents a comparative overview of how and where text-bearing artefacts appear in medieval German, Old Norse, British, French, Italian and Iberian literary traditions, and also traces the paths inscribed objects chart across multiple linguistic and cultural traditions. The volume’s focus on the raw materials and practices that shaped artefacts both mundane or fantastical in medieval narratives offers a fresh perspective on the medieval world that takes seriously the vibrancy of matter as a vital aspect of textual culture often overlooked.
Author / Editor information
R.Wagner, Univ. of Bern, Switzerland, C. Neufeld, Eastern Michigan Univ, USA and L. Lieb, Heidelberg Univ., Germany.
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Ricarda Wagner and Christine Neufeld Open Access Download PDF |
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Literary Inscriptions Across Europe
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Michael R. Ott and Laura Velte Open Access Download PDF |
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Katja Schulz Open Access Download PDF |
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Ricarda Wagner and Christine Neufeld Open Access Download PDF |
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Sascha A. Schultz and Iris Roebling-Grau Open Access Download PDF |
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Elisa De Roberto Open Access Download PDF |
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Stephanie Béreiziat-Lang Open Access Download PDF |
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Materials
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Michael R. Ott Open Access Download PDF |
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Sascha A. Schultz Open Access Download PDF |
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Stephanie Béreiziat-Lang and Michael R. Ott Open Access Download PDF |
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Ludger Lieb Open Access Download PDF |
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Artefacts
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Christine Neufeld Open Access Download PDF |
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Laura Velte Open Access Download PDF |
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Michael R. Ott Open Access Download PDF |
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Christoph Witt Open Access Download PDF |
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A Cabinet Of Curiosities
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
October 21, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9783110645446
Hardcover published on:
October 21, 2019
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110645439
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
8
Main content:
340
Illustrations:
4
Coloured Illustrations:
1
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars of medieval studies, comparative literature, literary studies, medieval history, material culture studies.
Creative Commons
BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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10785 Berlin
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