Is chirography the word you meant to use? It means the study of handwriting. From context I think you mean written culture. I don't know of a single word than encompasses the idea of written culture, it's invisible to us. It's just culture, as distinct from oral culture. It preserves better than its predecessors, and hasn't been named by its successors. I don't think video culture bothered as print is dead and has been for decades didn't you see ghostbusters? lol
It can also mean handwriting per se. Perhaps "literacy" would have been the better choice, but "chirography" does emphasize the difference between post- and pre-print practices of reading, publication, access, etc.
Is chirography the word you meant to use? It means the study of handwriting. From context I think you mean written culture. I don't know of a single word than encompasses the idea of written culture, it's invisible to us. It's just culture, as distinct from oral culture. It preserves better than its predecessors, and hasn't been named by its successors. I don't think video culture bothered as print is dead and has been for decades didn't you see ghostbusters? lol
It can also mean handwriting per se. Perhaps "literacy" would have been the better choice, but "chirography" does emphasize the difference between post- and pre-print practices of reading, publication, access, etc.