Article on Historical Sign and Deaf People

[Professor Des Power]

Sounds fascinating. Could I have a copy of the Butler paper when you get it
please. It doesnt seem to be on the SignWriting site still.

Thanks.

Des

"Karlin, Ben" wrote:

> Sept 28, 1998 Charles Butler sent the SignWriting list a fascinating article
> he had authored for the Society for Creative Anachronism on Medieval
> Signing.  The article was entitled "Chironomy, Chirology, Mime, Gesture and
> Sign Language" and he described it as "A short article on documentation of
> sign language from medieval period sources.
>
> A recent issues of Disability and Society has published an article which I
> think of as a companion, "Signing in the Seraglio: mutes, dwarfs and
> jestures at the Ottomon Court 1500-1700."  It may be of interest to some on
> the list.  The complete reference is:
>
> Miles, M.  "Signing in the Seraglio: mutes, dwarfs and jestures at the
> Ottomon Court 1500-1700."  Disability & Society, Vol 15, No 1, 2000, pp
> 115-134.
>
> Miles notes in the references his/her own webpages on the Educational and
> social responses to disabilities & childhood in a variety of Eastern and
> Middle Eastern cultures.  The references are (Middle East and South Asia)
> <http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/mmiles/mesabib1.html> and (China,
> Japan and Korea)
> <http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/mmiles/e-asiabib1.html>.
>
> If anyone would like a copy of the Charles Butler article, I will be writing
> him and ask whether I may forward a copy from my old e-mail, or if he would
> allow me to post his e-mail address.  Those on the old sw-l list at Humber
> College might be able to retrieve a copy from the archive.  I'll give it a
> try and see if I can do it, then share instructions with those interested.
>
> I DO NOT HAVE THE TEXT OF THE MILES ARTICLE IN A FORM THAT I CAN SHARE.
> Check with a local library, university or medical center library to see if
> they carry Disability & Society.
>
> Sorry for crossposting, those of you who got two copies and read this far.
>
> Ben Karlin, St Louis, MO, USA

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