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Offering a comprehensive introduction to the history of books, readers and reading in the Byzantine Empire and its sphere of influence, this volume addresses a paradox. Advanced literacy was rare among imperial citizens, being restricted by gender and class. Yet the state's economic, religious and political institutions insisted on the fundamental importance of the written record. Starting from the materiality of codices, documents and inscriptions, the volume's contributors draw attention to the evidence for a range of interactions with texts. They examine the role of authors, compilers and scribes. They look at practices such as the close perusal of texts in order to produce excerpts, notes, commentaries and editions. But they also analyse the social implications of the constant intersection of writing with both image and speech. Showcasing current methodological approaches, this collection of essays aims to place a discussion of Byzantium within the mainstream of medieval textual studies.

Books --- Books and reading --- Transmission of texts --- Written communication --- Manuscripts, Medieval --- Byzantine literature --- History --- History and criticism --- Byzantine Empire --- Intellectural life --- Books and reading. --- Books. --- Byzantine literature. --- Manuscripts, Medieval. --- Transmission of texts. --- Written communication. --- History and criticism. --- Byzantine Empire. --- Intellectural life. --- Byzantine --- Book history --- book history --- manuscripts [documents] --- reading culture --- anno 500-1499 --- Written discourse --- Written language --- Communication --- Discourse analysis --- Language and languages --- Visual communication --- Medieval manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- Literary transmission --- Manuscript transmission --- Textual transmission --- Criticism, Textual --- Editions --- Library materials --- Publications --- Bibliography --- Cataloging --- International Standard Book Numbers --- Appraisal of books --- Choice of books --- Evaluation of literature --- Literature --- Reading, Choice of --- Reading and books --- Reading habits --- Reading public --- Reading --- Reading interests --- Reading promotion --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- E-books --- Byzantine [culture and style] --- History. --- Books - Byzantine Empire --- Books and reading - Byzantine Empire --- Transmission of texts - Byzantine Empire --- Written communication - Byzantine Empire --- Manuscripts, Medieval - Byzantine Empire - History --- Byzantine literature - History and criticism --- Byzantine Empire - Intellectural life