Voices on birchbark : : everyday communication in medieval Russia / / Jos Schaeken.
In Voices on Birchbark Jos Schaeken explores the major role that writing on birchbark – an ephemeral, even ‘throw-away’ form of correspondence and administration – played in the vibrant medieval merchant city of Novgorod and other cities in the Russian Northwest. Birchbark literacy was crucial to th...
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden,, Boston : : BRILL,, 2019. |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics
43. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Summary: | In Voices on Birchbark Jos Schaeken explores the major role that writing on birchbark – an ephemeral, even ‘throw-away’ form of correspondence and administration – played in the vibrant medieval merchant city of Novgorod and other cities in the Russian Northwest. Birchbark literacy was crucial to the organization of Novgorodian society; it was integrated into a huge variety of activities and had a broad social basis; it was used extensively by the laity, by women as well as men, by villagers as well as landlords. Voices on Birchbark is the first book-length study of this unique corpus in English. By examining a representative selection of birchbark texts, Jos Schaeken presents fascinating vignettes of daily medieval life and a holistic picture of the pragmatics of communication in pre-modern societies. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004389423 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jos Schaeken. |