Medieval Literacy in Transylvania: Selective Evidence from Parish Churches
Medieval Literacy in Transylvania: Selective Evidence from Parish Churches

Summary/Abstract: For the first time in Romanian historiography, this article deals with the question of written culture among the parish priests during the medieval period in Transylvania, with specific emphasis on the theoretical approach to the topic. It highlights the importance of the parish milieu for Transylvania’s cultural history, surveying the written material generated in this environment and still available today in various collections, in an attempt to pave the way for a future investigation of the importance of the parish milieu for Transylvania’s cultural history.

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