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Aspects of Knowledge: Preserving and Reinventing Traditions of Learning in the Middle Ages

Hardback

Main Details

Title Aspects of Knowledge: Preserving and Reinventing Traditions of Learning in the Middle Ages
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Marilina Cesario
Edited by Hugh Magennis
SeriesManchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9780719097843
ClassificationsDewey:809.02
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 12 halftones

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 3 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book investigates the role of 'texts' - including books, maps, stones and caskets - in the conveyance and transformation of knowledge throughout the Middle Ages. It contains original contributions by top medievalists, who explore the topic from different yet complementary angles, offering interdisciplinary approaches to a variety of subjects. -- .

Author Biography

Marilina Cesario is Senior Lecturer in the Earliest English Writings and Historical Linguistics at Queen's University, Belfast Hugh Magennis is Professor Emeritus in Old English at Queen's University, Belfast -- .