Wissensvermittlung Im EuropSischen Mittelalter

The study looks at eight cases of dissemination of encyclopedic knowledge in the European Middle Ages. As a major source of insight, the author draws on the prologues of the selected Latin (e.g. Elucidarum, Hortus delicarium ), German (Lucidarius, Hiltgart von HA1/4rnheim's Encyclopedia ), French ( Livre de Sidrac, Brunetto Latini, Christine de Pizan), and Spanish works, examining them from the perspective of communication science. The results point up not only a number of constants but also some surprises in connection with the vehicles, forms, and audiences of encyclopedic knowledge dissemination.