Publisher's Synopsis
Michael Clanchy's 'From Memory to Written Record', first published in 1979, has shaped the study of medieval literacy. ' This book collates six articles since published, showing new directions in the field of medieval literacy and communication. The first two chapters - 'Looking Back from the Invention of Printing' and 'Parchment and Paper: Manuscript Culture, 1100-1500 AD' - provide an overview of further work on medieval manuscript culture. The next four - 'Images of Ladies with Prayer Books: What Do They Signify?'; 'An Icon of Literacy: The Depiction at Tuse of Jesus Going to School'; 'The ABC Primer: Was it in Latin or English?'; 'Did Mothers Teach Their Children to Read?' - highlight a new interest in gender that has reviewed earlier ideas on literacy.
