Paul Saenger. Space between words. The origins of silent reading. Figurae: Reading medieval culture.Stanford,CA: Stanford University Press, 1997. xix,480 pp.

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Published online: 25 March 2002

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Paul Saenger. Space between words. The origins of silent reading. Figurae: Reading medieval culture.Stanford,CA: Stanford University Press, 1997. xix,480 pp.

Paul Saenger. Space between words. The origins of silent reading. Figurae: Reading medieval culture.Stanford,CA: Stanford University Press, 1997. xix,480 pp.