From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307

Updates this classic work for students and scholars of medieval history, tracing the development of literacy in EnglandThis book serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students throughout the worldFeatures a completely re-written first chapter, & amp;lsquo;Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail.

Plate 14: The Canterbury or Eadwine Psalter.

From Memory to Written Record; Contents; List of Plates; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Introduction; Being Prejudiced in Favour of Literacy; Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Literacy; England's Place in Medieval Literacy; Part I The Making of Records; 1 Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest; The Formation of a Norman Official Memory; The Anglo-Saxon Heritage of Literacy; Latin and the Language of Domesday Book; William the Conqueror's Symbolic Knife; The Earl Warenne's Rusty Sword; 2 The Proliferation of Documents.

Documents at Village LevelThe Chronology of CharterMaking; The Output of Royal Documents; Documents and Bureaucracy; The Work of Hubert Walter; Royal Influence on Other Records; Appendix; 3 Types of Record; The Variety of Writings; Statements Issued by Individuals; Charters; Chirographs; Certificates; Letters; Writs; Memoranda Kept by Institutions; Financial accounts; Surveys and rentals; Legal records; Year Books; Chronicles; Cartularies; Registers; Learned and Literary Works; Learned works; Literary works; Liturgical Books; 4 The Technology of Writing; The Scribe and His Materials.

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