"Contains titles culled from the electronic International Medieval bibliography up to and including the update of 18 January 2012"--p. [29]. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Surveys of the introduction and development of written culture -- Forms of non-verbal communication -- Ritual -- Language -- Oral and written memory -- Teaching, mainly of reading and writing -- Production and use of written texts -- The preservation and wilful destruction of written texts -- Correspondence, messengers, and the postal system -- Mandarin [i.e. scholarly] literacy -- The use of writing by different social groups -- Uses of writing in government, management, and trade -- Literature -- Religion and writing -- The symbolism of the book.
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