Graffiti and the writing arts of early modern England [[electronic resource] /] / Juliet Fleming

• Autore: Fleming Juliet
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.2/244/0942
• Soggetto topico: English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Written English; Written communication - England - History - 16th century; Written communication - England - History - 17th century; English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Writing; Graffiti - England - History - 16th century; Graffiti - England - History - 17th century; Calligraphy - England; Writing in art
• Soggetto geografico: England Civilization 16th century; England Civilization 17th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-216) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Graffiti -- 2 Whitewash -- 3 Tattoo -- 4 Pots.
• Sommario/riassunto: Tattoos and graffiti immediately bring to mind contemporary urban life and its inhabitants. But in fact, both practices date back much further than is generally thought-even by scholars. Drawing on a previously unavailable archive, Juliet Fleming reveals the unknown and disregarded literary arts of sixteenth century England. In Graffiti and the Writing Arts of Early Modern England, Fleming argues that our modern assumptions of what constitutes written expression have limited our access to and understanding of early modern history and writing. Fleming comb
• Titolo autorizzato: Graffiti and the writing arts of early modern England
• ISBN: 1-283-41409-0; 9786613414090; 1-86189-843-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815908303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II