Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond /

Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond /

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Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xxiv, 720 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Books -- Byzantine Empire. Books and reading -- Byzantine Empire. Transmission of texts -- Byzantine Empire. Written communication -- Byzantine Empire. Manuscripts, Medieval -- Byzantine Empire -- History. Byzantine literature -- History and criticism. Books. Books and reading. Byzantine literature. Manuscripts, Medieval. Transmission of texts. Written communication. Byzantine Empire -- Intellectural life. Byzantine Empire. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11738430

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Other authors / contributors:	Shawcross, Clare Teresa M., 1975- editor. Toth, Ida, 1968- editor.
ISBN:	9781108418416 1108418414 9781108307901 1108307906 9781108289993 1108289991
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-707) and index.
Summary:	"Offering a comprehensive introduction to the history of books, readers and reading in the Byzantine Empire and its sphere of influence, this volume addresses a paradox. Advanced literacy was rare among imperial citizens, being restricted by gender and class. Yet the state's economic, religious and political institutions insisted on the fundamental importance of the written record. Starting from the materiality of codices, documents and inscriptions, the volume's contributors draw attention to the evidence for a range of interactions with texts. They examine the role of authors, compilers and scribes. They look at practices such as the close perusal of texts in order to produce excerpts, notes, commentaries and editions. But they also analyse the social implications of the constant intersection of writing with both image and speech. Showcasing current methodological approaches, this collection of essays aims to place a discussion of Byzantium within the mainstream of medieval textual studies."
Other form:	ebook version : 9781108307901

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