Casey inquired: > Speaking of which, has anyone else come across an assertion that the art of reading silently (as opposed to at least subvocalizing the text as it is being read) is a recent invention (not earlier than sometime in the High Middle Ages or Renaissance)? Speaking of which, has anyone else come across an assertion that the art of reading silently (as opposed to at least subvocalizing the text as it is being read) is a recent invention (not earlier than sometime in the High Middle Ages or Renaissance)? > IIRC, Thomas Aquinas was considered unusual because he didn't move his lips when he read. Mia