Background
McKitterick was born Rosamond Pierce in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, on 31 May 1949. From 1951 to 1956 she lived in Cambridge, England, where her father had a position at Magdalene College.
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The Carolingians and the Written Word
(This pioneering book studies the function and status of t...)
This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in France and Germany in the eighth and ninth centuries. It demonstrates that literacy was by no means confined to a clerical élite, but was dispersed in lay society and used for government and administration, as well as for ordinary legal transactions among the peoples of the Frankish kingdom. While employing a huge range of primary material, the author does not confine herself to a functional analysis of the written word in Carolingian northern Europe but goes on to assess the consequences and implications of literacy for the Franks themselves and for the subsequent development of European society after 1000.
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The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987
(An exciting examination of the entire history of the Caro...)
An exciting examination of the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe. The author shows the whole period to be one of immense political, religious. cultural and intellectual dynamism; not only did it lay the foundations of the governmental and administrative institutions of Europe and the organisation of the Church, but it also securely established the intellectual and cultural traditions which were to dominate western Christendom for centuries to come.
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- The Carolingians and the Written Word (This pioneering book studies the function and status of t...)
- The Carolingians and the Written Word by Rosamond McKitterick (1989-07-28)
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 by Rosamond McKitterick (1983-06-06)
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (An exciting examination of the entire history of the Caro...)
Rosamond Deborah McKitterick
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Rosamond Deborah McKitterick, British medieval history educator. Grantee British Academy, Wolfson Foundation; Balsdon fellow British School, Rome, 2002. Fellow Royal History Society (vice president since 1994), European Medieval Academy, Korrespondierendes Mitglied der Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
Education
Bachelor with 1st class honours, University Western Australia, Perth, 1970. Postgraduate, University Munich, 1975. Postgraduate, Cambridge (England) University, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1976. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1977. Doctor of Letters, Cambridge (England) University, 1991.
Career
Temporary tutor, U. Western Australia, 1971; research fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge U., 1974-1977; tutor, Newnham College, Cambridge U., 1977-1979; fellow, lecturer history, Newnham College, Cambridge U., since 1977; also numerous administrative positions including vice principal, Cambridge U. professor early medieval European history, department chair, Cambridge U., 1997. Assistant lecturer Cambridge U., 1979-1984, Lecturer 1984-1990. Reader early medieval european history, Cambridge U., 1991.
Achievements
Works
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The Carolingians and the Written Word
(This pioneering book studies the function and status of t...)
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The Carolingians and the Written Word
(This pioneering book studies the function and status of t...)
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The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987
(An exciting examination of the entire history of the Caro...)
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The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987
(An exciting examination of the entire history of the Caro...)
- The Carolingians and the Written Word by Rosamond McKitterick (1989-07-28)
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 by Rosamond McKitterick (1983-06-06)
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The Carolingians and the Written Word
Membership
Fellow Royal History Society (vice president since 1994), European Medieval Academy, Korrespondierendes Mitglied der Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
Interests
Connections
Married David John McKitterick, May 15, 1976. 1 child, Lucy Rosamond.
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United Kingdom