| A Study of Inscribed Material from Roman Britain: An inquiry into some aspects of literacy in Romano-British society Contributor(s): Raybould, Marilynne E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0860549860 ISBN-13: 9780860549864 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.104 |
| Series: BAR British |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (2.68 lbs) 378 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, the uses of literacy in the province of Britannia are examined. The hypothesis that literacy was largely an accomplishment of an educated, literate, social elite is tested by examining surviving written evidence. The nature of this small sample of surviving written material is examined as are clues for who participated in its production. Material from four broad categories of human activity are analysed: religion, working life, funerary customs, personal, social and domestic life. |