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Approaches to the History of Written Culture - A World Inscribed (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Approaches to the History of Written Culture - A World Inscribed (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: New Directions in Book History
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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 inscribed
images of 'pre-literate' societies, to the democratization of
writing in the modern era, access to writing technology and its
public and private uses are examined. In ten studies, presented by
leading historians of scribal culture from seven countries, the
book investigates the uses of writing in non-alphabetical as well
as alphabetical script, in societies ranging from Native America
and ancient Korea to modern Europe. The authors emphasise the
material characteristics of writing, and in so doing they pose
questions about the definition of writing itself. Drawing on
expertise in various disciplines, they give an up-to-date account
of the current state of knowledge in a field at the forefront of
'Book History'.
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