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In the middle ages most people were illiterate, therefore they would not have been able to read written text. They could still understand a painting. (This was before Jackson Pollack, of course.)

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Why do you get a lot of written records for the medieval period?

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What are some medieval musical compositions?

Medieval music does not include the major or minor key, instead it uses Modes. Medieval music was written in unison, with no harmony. In the Middle Ages instrumental music wasn't very popular, so most Medieval Music wasn't written for the voice. Personal comment: I am an 11 year old child who has just written this, because I was looking for the same answer and just remembered some facts from school! My question is What did the people in the Medieval times use medieval music for? people in the past mostly played the music for celebrations and/or ceremonies like weddings.


Why were books written during the middle ages called manuscripts?

Medieval books are manuscripts, which means they were written by hand.


What is meant by medieval texts?

Medieval texts would be either material that was written during the Middle Ages, or material that was transcribed or translated during the Middle Ages. Since there are nearly no original texts left from ancient times, the medieval copies of ancient literature are very important.


What has the author William A Wallace written?

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