Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism : The Cluniac Tradition, c.900-1200 (Hardcover)

List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map; Introduction: the dormant language; 1. Uttering no human sound; 2. The training of the hand; 3. A silent commerce of signs; 4. Transmission and adaptation; 5. Continuity and criticism; Conclusion; Appendix A: the Cluniac sign lexicon; Bibliography; Index.