Writing and Power in the Roman World
by Hella Eckardt
Title:
Writing and Power in the Roman World
Author:
Hella Eckardt
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
282 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 10 Tables, black and white; 13 Plates, color; 69 Halftones,
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781108418058
EAN:
9781108418058
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
848
Dimensions (mm):
187 x 261 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£123.60
1 copies in stock
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Description
The book offers a new, material angle on literacy in the Roman world by examining writing equipment, in particular inkwells. It explores how writing equipment shaped practices such as posture and handwriting and careful analysis of the burial data shows considerable numbers of women and children buried with writing equipment.
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