The Languages of Early Medieval Charters: Latin, Germanic Vernaculars, and the Written Word: 27 (Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages, 27) - Hardcover

Robert Gallagher; Edward Roberts; Francesca Tinti

 
9789004428119: The Languages of Early Medieval Charters: Latin, Germanic Vernaculars, and the Written Word: 27 (Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages, 27)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9004428119 ISBN 13: 9789004428119
Publisher: BRILL, 2020

Synopsis

This is the first major study of the interplay between Latin and Germanic vernaculars in early medieval records, examining the role of language choice in the documentary cultures of the Anglo-Saxon and eastern Frankish worlds.

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About the Author

Robert Gallagher is Lecturer in Early Medieval History at the University of Kent. His primary research focus is the politics and textual cultures of early medieval Britain, with special interests in documentary activity, multilingualism, Latin verse, and manuscript use. Edward Roberts is Lecturer in Early Medieval History at the University of Kent. He specializes in the history of Carolingian and Ottonian Europe, with particular interests in historical writing, legal culture, charters, bishops, and institutional change. Francesca Tinti is Ikerbasque Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU. She has published widely on early medieval religious, social, and cultural history, with a special focus on Anglo-Saxon England, its documentary culture, and its relations with the European continent.

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Publisher
BRILL
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9004428119
ISBN 13 
9789004428119
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
564