11-15-2009, 08:37 PM
During their time only a few could really learn because of the expensiveness and exclusivity of education.
It was either you were elite or from the clergy that you could ever hope to hold a book in your lifetime.
If you were any less, you'd simply be taking from the scraps or random spoken word.
After all, books were handwritten and all. : / And it had to be precise. Little to no erasures at that. Impeccable penmanship was a must.
Fun little fact. Here in our country, the Benedictines teach a particular style of incursive writing to their students we dub 'Benedictine' style of penmanship. xD It's very long and elegant, kind of pudgy but yeah. I think the style still persists to an extent right now.
I'm not Benedictine though. I'm from a Jesuit school. Our handwritings? Long, edged and very elegant.
When I saw some application forms in handwritten form by a Jesuit student, I could see SOME similarities in the handwriting.
But I'm curious, why are we focusing just on the Medieval? xD
Didn't the religion have an impact even beyond that into the rest of history too?
Say like in the instance of more recent wars? The Medieval's stunt of the advancements wasn't just thanks to religion, it was a major driving force but it was also wars and pestilence.
...IDK about you guys but I really found those Holy Wars to repossess the Holy Grail and other treasures a lie. Like the cake. It was more like a cover up to conquer the Arab/Muslim world at that time in retaliation to their earlier expansion.
>_> IT'S A LIE.
And that was an utter waste of resources IMO.
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