Reading in medieval St. Gall / Anna A. Grotans.

By:

Grotans, Anna A, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in palaeography and codicology ; 13.Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 363 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511191189
9780511191183
0511191731
9780511191732
0511190530
9780511190537
0511190859
9780511190858
9780511483301
0511483309
9786610458646
6610458642
0511316011
9780511316012

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reading in medieval St. Gall.DDC classification:

470/.71/049472 22

LOC classification:

PA2067.K58 G76 2006eb

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Plates; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Manuscript punctuation and other symbols; Introduction; 1 Medieval reading; 2 Education at St. Gall; 3 Language use and choice; 4 The St. Gall Tractate; 5 Discretio in the classroom; 6 Accentus; 7 Spelling for reading; Bibliography; Index of manuscripts; General index.

Summary: Learning to read in medieval Germany meant learning to read and understand Latin as well as German. The manuscripts of the tenth-century scholar and teacher Notker Labeo display how the medieval pedagogic method combined Latin and vernacular literacy. This study has much to contribute to our knowledge of medieval reading.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Learning to read in medieval Germany meant learning to read and understand Latin as well as German. The manuscripts of the tenth-century scholar and teacher Notker Labeo display how the medieval pedagogic method combined Latin and vernacular literacy. This study has much to contribute to our knowledge of medieval reading.