The texture of literacy in the testimonies of late-medieval English proof-of-age jurors, 1270 to 1430
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William S Deller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-224 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03044181.2012.672027 |
| OpenAlex | W1982135532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines references by jurors in proof-of-age hearings from 1270 to 1430 to writing and written documents. By analysing the incidence of these references decade by decade over the whole period and by close attention to changes in the wording of individual testimonies, some important insights into the place of literacy in the lives and mentalities of quite humble medieval men are apparent. Of only ‘village status’, these jurors' testimonies provide evidence of the way literacy gradually permeated more and more intricately the day-to-day lives of ordinary people, often not replacing older ways of doing things but co-existing with them. Some conclusions as to how literacy affected different occupations and different areas of the country are drawn
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Literacy · Literature · Middle Ages · Pedagogy · Period (music · Early Modern Women Writers · History · Medieval Literature and History · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |