Urban Literacy in the Nordic Middle Ages

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Kasper H. Andersen, Jeppe Büchert Netterstrom, Lisbeth Imer, Bjorn Poulsen, Rikke Steenholt Olesen (eds). Pages: xv + 465 p. Illustrations:46 b/w, 2 maps b/w. Language(s):English. Hardback. Brepols, Publication Year:2021 -- SUMMARY This volume explores literacy in the medieval towns of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and aims to understand the extent to which these medieval urban centres constituted a driving force in the development of literacy in Nordic societies generally. As in other parts of Europe, two languages Latin and the vernacular were in use. However, the Nordic area is also characterised by its use of the runic alphabet, and thus two writing systems were also in use. Another characteristic of the North is its comparatively weak urbanization, especially in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Literacy and the uses of writing in medieval towns of the North is approached from various angles of research, including history, archaeology, philology, and runology. The contributions cover topics related to urban literacy that include both case studies and general surveys of the dissemination of writing, all from a Northern perspective. The thematic chapters all present new sources and approaches that offer a new dimension both to the study of medieval urban literacy and also to Scandinavian studies. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Urban Literacy in the Nordic Middle Ages Kasper H. Andersen, Jeppe Büchert Netterstrøm, Lisbeth M. Imer, Bjørn Poulsen, Rikke Steenholt Olesen Runic Writing in Danish Medieval Towns Lisbeth M. Imer Medieval Runic Latin in an Urban Perspective Rikke Steenholt Olesen Roman-Script Epigraphy in Norwegian Towns Elise Kleivane "Fann ek bein., I found a bone…": Runic Artefacts as Material Evidence of Writing in Medieval Norwegian Towns Kristel Zilmer (Il)literacy Reflected on Scandinavian Viking Coins Gitte Tarnow Ingvardson Medieval Literacy in Turku Material and Linguistic Remains from a Multilingual Townscape Janne Harjula, Visa Immonen and Kirsi Salonen Searching for Urban Literacy in the Archaeological Record Morten Sovso Civic Literacy in Late-Medieval Ribe Jeppe Büchert Netterstrom Markers of Civic Literacy in Medieval Danish Towns Kasper H. Andersen Putting Town Life in Writing: Medieval Danish Town Scribes Bjørn Poulsen: Variance and Change in Civic Literacy in Late-Medieval Stockholm: The Liber Memorialis Theresia Pettersson The Dominican Order and Urban Literacy in Medieval Scandinavia Johnny Grandjean Gogsig Jakobsen Lost Notes and Hidden Spells: Scraps of Worldly Literacy from the Choir Stalls in Lund Cathedral Andreas Manhag. Seller Inventory # ca712

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