Writing and power in the Roman world : literacies and material culture / Hella Eckardt, University o...
Writing and power in the Roman world : literacies and material culture / Hella Eckardt, University o...
Writing and power in the Roman world : literacies and material culture / Hella Eckardt, University of Reading.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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G 2019/1642
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. Understanding literacies, material culture and practice in the Roman world. Introduction: Literacies, power and identities ; The practicalities of literacy: writing implements in the Roman world ; Literacy as technology and practice -- Part II. A case study. Materials and production ; Metal...
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"In this book, Hella Eckardt offers new insights into literacy in the Roman world by examining the tools that enabled writing, such as inkwells, styli and tablets. Literacy was an important skill in the ancient world and power could be and often was, exercised through texts. Eckardt explores how writing equipment shaped practices such as posture an...
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Writing and power in the Roman world : literacies and material culture / Hella Eckardt, University of Reading.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-260) and index.
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ebook version : 9781108515825
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©2018
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G 2019/1642
Record Identifier
74VKVBMeB5bg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBMeB5bg
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ISBN
9781108418058 hardcover acid-free paper
1108418058 hardcover acid-free paper
DDC
302.22440937
MMS ID
991024238498102626
