Literacy in Lombard Italy, c.568-774 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Literacy in Lombard Italy, c.568-774 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) Book

This book examines the evidence for literacy in early medieval Italy under the rule of the Lombards, the last of the barbarian invaders who established a kingdom in north and central Italy from 568 to 774, a period usually considered as the darkest of the Dark Ages. By examining different kinds of written evidence--legislation, charters, inscriptions and manuscripts--the book shows that Lombard Italy in fact possessed a relatively sophisticated written culture prior to the so-called Carolingian Renaissance of the ninth century.Read More

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  • 0521819059
  • 9780521819053
  • Everett Nicholas
  • 21 August 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 400
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