From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307 by Clanchy, Michael T.

From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405157919)

Vendor: Michael T. Clanchy
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$46.95
$46.95
$46.95
Subtotal: $46.95
From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307 by Clanchy, Michael T.

From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307

$46.95
From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307 by Clanchy, Michael T.

From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307

$46.95
Format: Paperback
Description
Description
x

This seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third edition.

  • This book serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students throughout the world
  • Features a completely re-written first chapter, 'Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy
  • Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail


Author: Michael T. Clanchy
ISBN-10: 1405157917
ISBN-13: 9781405157919
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 09/11/2012
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.80d
By Michael T. Clanchy
By Michael T. Clanchy
x

Michael Clanchy is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and a Fellow of the British Academy. In the 1990s he held interdisciplinary seminars on the significance of literacy at University College London, the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Historical Research. Before moving to London in 1985, he taught at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of the popular textbook England and its Rulers 1066-1307 (third edition, 2006), and Abelard: A Medieval Life (1997).

Recently Viewed Products