Writing and power in the roman world: literacies and material culture
Auteur :
Eckardt, Hella
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108418058
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
26,0 x 18,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
800 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The book offers a new, material angle on literacy in the Roman world by examining writing equipment, in particular inkwells. It explores how writing equipment shaped practices such as posture and handwriting and careful analysis of the burial data shows considerable numbers of women and children buried with writing equipment.