Literacy in Lombard Italy, C.568 774 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521174107)

This book examines the evidence for literacy in early medieval Italy under the rule of the Lombards, the last of the barbarian invaders who established a kingdom in north and central Italy from 568 to 774. By examining different kinds of written documentation (legislation, charters, inscriptions and manuscripts), the study reveals that Lombard Italy actually possessed a relatively sophisticated written culture prior to the so-called Carolingian Renaissance of the ninth century.

Author: Nicholas Everett
ISBN-10: 0521174104
ISBN-13: 9780521174107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2011
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d