Writing Beyond Pen and Parchment Inscribed Objects in Medieval European Literature

In the Middle Ages, writing was not confined to manuscripts, but inscribed in the broader material world, in textiles and tombs, on weapons or human skin. This volume presents the first comparative overview of text-bearing artefacts in medieval German, Old Norse, British, French, Italian and Iberian...

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Other Authors: Wagner, Ricarda (Editor), Neufeld, Christine (Editor), Lieb, Ludger (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
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