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"Space Between Words: The Origins of Silent Reading (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)" is published by Stanford University Press in January 26, 2000 - Stanford, Calif, it has 504 pages and the language of the book is English.


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  • Title: ➤  Space Between Words: The Origins of Silent Reading (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 504
  • Publisher: Stanford University Press
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  • Publish Location: Stanford, Calif

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches

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This book explains how a change in writing - the introduction of word separation - led to the development of silent reading during the period from late antiquity to the fifteenth century. The greater part of this book describes in detail how the new format of word separation, in conjunction with silent reading, spread from the British Isles and took gradual hold in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

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