page from the codex ambrosianus
by the 11th century, the corpus of religious works comprised gospels, bibles, psalms, liturgical instruments and writing of the church fathers.
the corpus of classical works comprised texts from history and philosophy, medicine, drama, poetry, drama and rhetoric.
people read much more, way more. how come?
people read much more, way more. how come?
convents are houses of learning!
still for the most part this is confined to the learned class (they can afford to go to convents to study).
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