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Über Zeiten und Kulturen hinweg trifft man auf ,Vergesellschaftete Schriften‘. Zum einen kann es sich hierbei um ein Nebeneinander von Geschriebenem auf ein und demselben Artefakt handeln: zum Beispiel verschiedene Texte, die von Personen in diversen Sprachen und Handschriften über mehr oder minder lange Zeiträume neben- oder übereinander auf Mauern in Wallfahrtskontexten hinterlassen wurden. Zum anderen kann es sich um ein ganzes Ensemble schrifttragender Artefakte in einem gemeinsamen archäologischen Kontext handeln: zum Beispiel beschriftete Waren in einem römischen Handelsschiff oder die gemeinsam als Mumienkartonage verwendeten, ausgemusterten Dokumente aus dem Archiv eines ägyptischen Landgutes. Der Band enthält 12 Beiträge eines im März 2017 im Rahmen des Heidelberger Sonderforschungsbereichs 933 „Materiale Textkulturen“ veranstalteten Workshops, in dem Fallbeispiele ,Vergesellschafteter Schriften‘ vom Alten Orient, dem Klassischen China, der Griechisch-Römischen Epoche, dem Europäischen Mittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit vorgestellt und erstmals systematisch diskutiert wurden. Eröffnet wird damit einerseits die Perspektive auf die Bandbreite des Phänomens. Andererseits sind die vorgelegten Beiträge Ausgangspunkt, auf allgemeinerer, soziologischer Ebene, der der Begriff der Vergesellschaftung entlehnt ist, die Frage nach Zufälligkeiten und Kausalitäten von Schriftvergesellschaftung zu erörtern, nach Konzeptionen, möglichen Bedingungen ihrer Genese und nach ihren Intentionen.

Writing --- Material culture --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Chirography --- Handwriting --- Language and languages --- Ciphers --- Penmanship --- Social aspects --- E-books --- Écriture --- Antiquité --- Objets usuels --- Inscriptions antiques

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Shedding new light on the history of the book in antiquity, Empire of Letters tells the story of writing at Rome at the pivotal moment of transition from Republic to Empire (c. 55 BCE-15 CE). By uniting close readings of the period's major authors with detailed analysis of material texts, it argues that the physical embodiments of writing were essential to the worldviews and self-fashioning of authors whose works took shape in them. Whether in wooden tablets, papyrus bookrolls, monumental writing in stone and bronze, or through the alphabet itself, Roman authors both idealized and competed with writing's textual forms.The academic study of the history of the book has arisen largely out of the textual abundance of the age of print, focusing on the Renaissance and after. But fewer than fifty fragments of classical Roman bookrolls survive, and even fewer lines of poetry. Understanding the history of the ancient Roman book requires us to think differently about this evidence, placing it into the context of other kinds of textual forms that survive in greater numbers, from the fragments of Greek papyri preserved in the garbage heaps of Egypt to the Latin graffiti still visible on the walls of the cities destroyed by Vesuvius. By attending carefully to this kind of material in conjunction with the rich literary testimony of the period, Empire of Letters exposes the importance of textuality itself to Roman authors, and puts the written word back at the center of Roman literature.

Latin literature --- Writing in literature. --- Writing --- History and criticism. --- History. --- Latin literature. --- Writing. --- Latein. --- Literatur. --- History --- Rome (Empire). --- Writing in literature --- History and criticism --- Latin literature - History and criticism --- Writing - Rome - History --- Chirography --- Handwriting --- Language and languages --- Ciphers --- Penmanship

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From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first millennia BC. Five themed chapters deal with issues ranging from the acquisition of literacy and the adaptation of new writing systems to the visibility of writing and its role in the marking of identities. The agency of Cypriots in shaping the island's literate landscape is given prominence, and an extended consideration of the social context of writing leads to new insights on Cypriot scripts and their users. Cyprus provides a stimulating case to demonstrate the importance of contextualised approaches to the development of writing systems.

Writing --- Inscriptions, Cypro-Minoan. --- Literacy --- Illiteracy --- Education --- General education --- Cypro-Minoan inscriptions --- Cypro-Minoan script --- Inscriptions, Linear A --- Inscriptions, Linear B --- Chirography --- Handwriting --- Language and languages --- Ciphers --- Penmanship --- History.

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This book is a timely go-to resource for any professionals wishing to communicate with the growing number of readers whose first language is not English. It highlights the potential language difficulties these readers face, and provides guidelines and tools for overcoming them. The guidelines show how to convey complicated information clearly without affecting the integrity of the subject matter, while the practical ‘before’ and ‘after’ examples clearly illustrate how using these guidelines and improves scientific texts. The book also includes text evaluation tools that allow writers to rapidly assess the readability of their materials. It is based on theory and the authors’ extensive experience in producing highly readable English texts for L2 readers who struggle with materials that were originally prepared for L1 readers.

Science --- Technical education. --- Study skills. --- English language. --- Science Education. --- Engineering/Technology Education. --- Writing Skills. --- English. --- Germanic languages --- How to study --- Learning, Art of --- Method of study --- Study, Method of --- Study methods --- Life skills --- Education, Technical --- Education --- Professional education --- Vocational education --- Science education --- Scientific education --- Study and teaching. --- Science education. --- Penmanship. --- Germanic languages. --- Engineering and Technology Education. --- Germanic Languages. --- Teutonic languages --- Indo-European languages --- Chirography --- Handwriting --- Writing --- Language arts --- Study and teaching

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What has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern' David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focussing on one central element of the humanist agenda - the reform of the script and of the book more generally - to demonstrate a tradition of engagement from the 1430s into the early sixteenth century. Introducing a cast-list of scribes and collectors who are not only English and Italian but also Scottish, Dutch and German, this study sheds light on the cosmopolitanism central to the success of the humanist agenda. Questioning accepted narratives of the slow spread of the Renaissance from Italy to other parts of Europe, Rundle suggests new possibilities for the fields of manuscript studies and the study of Renaissance humanism.

Writing --- Books and reading --- Written communication --- Scribes --- Paleography. --- Renaissance --- Humanism --- Philosophy --- Classical education --- Classical philology --- Philosophical anthropology --- Revival of letters --- Civilization --- History, Modern --- Civilization, Medieval --- Civilization, Modern --- Middle Ages --- Handwriting --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Diplomatics --- Illumination of books and manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- Copyists --- Written discourse --- Written language --- Communication --- Discourse analysis --- Language and languages --- Visual communication --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Choice of books --- Evaluation of literature --- Literature --- Reading, Choice of --- Reading and books --- Reading habits --- Reading public --- Reading --- Reading interests --- Reading promotion --- Chirography --- Ciphers --- Penmanship --- History --- Appraisal --- Evaluation