Writing as Material Practice : Substance, surface and medium

Writing as Material Practice grapples with the issue of writing as a form of material culture in its ancient and more recent manifestations, and in the contexts of production and consumption. Fifteen case studies explore the artefactual nature of writing - the ways in which materials, techniques, co...

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Main Author: Whitehouse, Ruth D. (auth)
Other Authors: Piquette, Kathryn E. (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Ubiquity Press 2013
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