{"product_id":"from-memory-to-written-record-9781405157919","title":"From Memory to Written Record","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis book serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students throughout the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a completely re-written first chapter, 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of the first edition:\u003cbr\u003e \"A tour-de-force, a scholarly work which is genuinely hard to put down, and which breaks new ground in its approach.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Thought-provoking and wide-ranging . . . one can assert confidently that it is one of the most exciting books on medieval English history to appear in recent years.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Many familiar assumptions about the medieval world will have to be reconsidered in the light of this book. It is impossible to convey its range or the variety of its implications, but it is possible to insist on its importance.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Clanchy's work will stand as a remarkable piece of scholarship and as a massive contribution to our understanding of the medieval world.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Library History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviews of the second edition:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Just as 'From Memory to Written Record' was the touchstone for the revolution in the study of medieval literacy and power in the 1980s, the second edition will be a sustaining forece in the continuing revolution of the 1990s'. \" Patrick J Geary, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"'From Memory to Written Record' is one of the those seminal works that shape the direction of the next generation of historical and social thought. This second edition will remain one of the major works on the medieval world for many decades to come.\" Norman F Cantor, Late of New York University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Clanchy's widely-acclaimed study of the history of the written word in the Middle Ages remains a classic work in medieval studies. In this third edition Professor Clanchy presents his latest thinking on the subject in a new introduction covering recent work on literacy studies. He has also updated the further reading section and revised the references to take account of recent publications. These changes preserve the coherence of the original argument whilst also ensuring the book remains current for a new generation of scholars and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plates viii  \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Being Prejudiced in Favour of Literacy 7\u003cbr\u003e Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Literacy 11\u003cbr\u003e England's Place in Medieval Literacy 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I TheMaking of Records 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Formation of a Norman Official Memory 26\u003cbr\u003e The Anglo-Saxon Heritage of Literacy 30\u003cbr\u003e Latin and the Language of Domesday Book 35\u003cbr\u003e William the Conqueror’s Symbolic Knife 38\u003cbr\u003e The EarlWarenne’s Rusty Sword 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Proliferation of Documents 46\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Documents at Village Level 48\u003cbr\u003e The Chronology of Charter Making 54\u003cbr\u003e The Output of Royal Documents 58\u003cbr\u003e Documents and Bureaucracy 64\u003cbr\u003e TheWork of HubertWalter 70\u003cbr\u003e Royal Influence on Other Records 75\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Types of Record 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Variety ofWritings 83\u003cbr\u003e Statements Issued by Individuals 87\u003cbr\u003e Memoranda Kept by Institutions 94\u003cbr\u003e Learned and LiteraryWorks 106\u003cbr\u003e Liturgical Books 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Technology ofWriting 116\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Scribe and His Materials 117\u003cbr\u003e Wax, Parchment, andWood 120\u003cbr\u003e CommittingWords toWriting 127\u003cbr\u003e Layout and Format 134\u003cbr\u003e Rolls or Books? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Preservation and Use of Documents 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Monastic Documents for Posterity 148\u003cbr\u003e Secular Documents for Daily Use 151\u003cbr\u003e Archives and Libraries 156\u003cbr\u003e The Royal Archives 164\u003cbr\u003e Ways of Remembering 174\u003cbr\u003e Ways of Indexing 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The LiterateMentality 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Reading Meant 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Languages of Record 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Walter of Bibbesworth’s Treatise 199\u003cbr\u003e The Variety of Languages 202\u003cbr\u003e Spoken andWritten Language 208\u003cbr\u003e Chronological Development 213\u003cbr\u003e TheWriting Down of French 217\u003cbr\u003e Royal Documents in Latin, French, and English 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Literate and Illiterate 226\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanings of 'Clericus' and 'Litteratus' 228\u003cbr\u003e The Question of the Literacy of the Laity 233\u003cbr\u003e Knowledge of Latin Among Non-Churchmen 236\u003cbr\u003e The Acquisition of Clerical Education 242\u003cbr\u003e Educated Knights 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Hearing and Seeing 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Symbolic Objects and Documents 256\u003cbr\u003e The Spoken Versus theWrittenWord 262\u003cbr\u003e Listening to theWord 268\u003cbr\u003e The SpokenWord in Legal Procedure 274\u003cbr\u003e Writings asWorks of Art 280\u003cbr\u003e Word and Image 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 TrustingWriting 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Memory andWriting 296\u003cbr\u003e Dating Documents 300\u003cbr\u003e Signing Documents 305\u003cbr\u003e The Symbolism of Seals and Crosses 309\u003cbr\u003e Forging Documents 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Pragmatic Literacy 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript by the Author 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Further Reading 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlates 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 396\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407891702103,"sku":"9781405157919","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405157919.jpg?v=1730500870","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-memory-to-written-record-9781405157919","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}