Breaking the silence:The rebirth of Faroese manuscript culture
Faroese appeared as a written language around the turn of the nineteenth century at a time when a small but not insignificant manuscript culture arose to record ballads and other texts. This article demonstrates the role of print in the newly-formed Faroese manuscript culture, whose participants inc...
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| Language: | English |
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Museum Tusculanum
2021
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| Online Access: | https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/breaking-the-silence(081d9037-183d-4821-9fbb-74d75a44e932).html |
| Summary: | Faroese appeared as a written language around the turn of the nineteenth century at a time when a small but not insignificant manuscript culture arose to record ballads and other texts. This article demonstrates the role of print in the newly-formed Faroese manuscript culture, whose participants included scribes and collectors both on the Faroe Islands and in Denmark. |
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