Writing Beyond Pen and Parchment Inscribed Objects in Medieval European Literature

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Wagner, Ricarda (Editor ), Lieb, Ludger, editor (editor), Neufeld, Christine, editor, Wagner, Ricarda, editor
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
Berlin ; Boston : [2019]
Colección:Materiale Textkulturen
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438895106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Writing Between Stillness And Movement: Script-Bearing Artefacts In Courtly German Literature
  • Inscriptions In Old Norse Literature
  • Inscriptions In British Literature: From Runes To The Rise Of Public Poetry
  • Old French Narrated Inscriptions
  • Inscriptions In Italian Literature
  • Inscriptions On The Iberian Peninsula: Material Script And Narrative Logic In Castilian And Catalan Literatures
  • Culture In Nature: Writing On Wood
  • Inscriptions On Stone
  • From Tattoo To Stigma: Writing On Body And Skin
  • Woven Words, Embroidered Stories: Inscriptions On Textiles
  • Writing Spaces: Inscriptions On Architecture
  • Tablets And The Poetics Of The Premodern Post-It
  • Sepulchral Representation: Inscribed Tombs And Narrated Epitaphs In The High Middle Ages
  • Text-Bearing Warriors: Inscriptions On Weapons
  • More Than Bling: Inscribed Jewellery Between Social Distinction, Amatory Gift-Giving, And Spiritual Practice
  • A Cabinet Of Curiosities
  • Indices