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Hardcover Approaches to the History of Written Culture: A World Inscribed Book

ISBN: 3319541358

ISBN13: 9783319541358

Approaches to the History of Written Culture: A World Inscribed

(Part of the New Directions in Book History Series)

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This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and periods. It analyses the rituals and practices determining intimate or 'ordinary' writing as well as bureaucratic and religious writing. From the inscribed images of 'pre-literate' societies, to the democratization of writing in the modern era, access to writing technology and its public and private uses are examined. In ten studies, presented by leading...

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