Paper in Medieval England: From Pulp to Fictions

Orietta Da Rold provides a detailed analysis of the coming of paper to medieval England, and its influence on the literary and non-literary culture of the period. Looking beyond book production, Da Rold maps out the uses of paper and explains the success of this technology in medieval culture, considering how people interacted with it and how it affected their lives. Offering a nuanced understanding of how affordance influenced societal choices, Paper in Medieval England draws on a multilingual array of sources to investigate how paper circulated, was written upon, and was deployed by people across medieval society, from kings to merchants, to bishops, to clerks and to poets, contributing to an understanding of how medieval paper changed communication and shaped modernity.

Author: Orietta Da Rold
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/01/2020
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781108840576
ISBN10: 1108840574
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades