The Written Word: Literacy across Languages.

Author / Editor
Gilbert, Jane, and Sara Harris.

Title
The Written Word: Literacy across Languages.

Published
Orietta Da Rold and Elaine Treharne, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020), pp. 149-78.

Description
Includes discussion of Astr in showing that "vernacular pride" in late medieval England was "more inclusive than exclusive of other languages and cultures." Stresses the "practical utility" of Astr and how English achieves "dignity" by association with astronomical study.

Contributor
Sara Harris, Sara.

Alternative Title
Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts

Chaucer Subjects
Treatise on the Astrolabe
Language and Word Studies