Approaches to the History of Written Culture: A World Inscribed by Martyn Lyons, Rita Marquilhas

Approaches to the History of Written Culture: A World Inscribed

New Directions in Book History

Martyn Lyons, Rita Marquilhas

272 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

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This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and periods. It analyses the rituals and practices determining intimate or ‘ordinary’ writing as well as bureaucratic and religious writing. From the ins...

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