Ulrich Eigler
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Carolingian monasteries were the most important agents for the transfer of knowledge and scientific methods during the early middle ages. This publication examines contemporary vehicles and recipients that were involved in the Carolingian knowledge system and guided the transmission and selection of knowledge. The study focuses on the Abbey of Lorsch with its extraordinary manuscript collection and unique library.
Die wichtigsten Akteure im Transfer...
2) Antike Texte und ihre Materialität: Alltägliche Präsenz, mediale Semantik, literarische Reflexion
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Texte sind im antiken Alltag in vielfältiger Weise materiell präsent: als in Stein gemeißelte Grabepigramme, auf Tonscherben gepinselte Abrechnungen oder in Buchrollen inszenierte Gedichte. Die Materialität der unterschiedlichen Medienformate macht Text überhaupt erst begreif- und lesbar. Darüber hinaus sind die materiellen Dimensionen eines Textes nicht nur untrennbar mit seinen Gebrauchskontexten und Sinnpotentialen verbunden. Die spezifische...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
The period from the 5th to the 7th century AD was characterised by far-reaching structural changes that affected the entire west of the Roman Empire. This process used to be regarded by scholars as part of the dissolution of Roman order, but in current discussions it is now examined more critically. The contributions to this volume of conference papers combine approaches from history and literature studies in order to review the changing forms and...