Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Tumblr The 13th Century: Commercial numeracy and literacy. Lay literacy and the first public schools. The Beguines of Flanders. The second life of the translation school of Toledo. Writing in the vernacular. Eyeglasses. The commonplace book. The Universities. The Fourth Crusade   The towns rise to power. The end of the 12th Century saw … Continue reading Resources on Medieval Literacy, Part II