Literacy in Lombard Italy, C.568-774

Klappentext A 2003 examination of the evidence for literacy in early medieval Italy under the 'barbarian' Lombards. Zusammenfassung This 2003 book examines the evidence for literacy in early medieval Italy under the 'barbarian' rule of the Lombards - usually considered the darkest of the Dark Ages in Italy - and shows that Lombard Italy possessed a relatively sophisticated written culture prior to the so-called Carolingian Renaissance of the ninth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Italy and literacy before the Lombards; 2. The early Lombards and their settlement in Italy; 3. Language and literacy (i) Lombard language (ii) Latin; 4. Law and government; 5. Charters; 6. Inscriptions; 7. Manuscripts; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Nicholas Everett, Nicholas (Harvard University Everett, Everett Nicholas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521174107
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17410-7
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Literacy, Italy, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Palaeography (History Of Writing), C 500 CE To C 1000 CE