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Writing and Power in the Roman World: Literacies and Material Culture Eckardt, Hella (University of Reading)
Writing and Power in the Roman World: Literacies and Material Culture
Eckardt, Hella (University of Reading)
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.
69 b/w illus. 13 colour illus. 10 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 26, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108418058 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 282 |
| Dimensions | 261 × 187 × 23 mm · 728 g |
| Language | English |