Reading papyri, writing ancient history
Roger S. Bagnall
Bok · Engelsk · 2019
| Omfang | XVI, 128 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Utgave | Second edition
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| Opplysninger | Introduction: history and papyri -- The culture of papyrus -- Ancient and modern choices in documentation -- Particular and general -- Time and place -- Quantification -- Asking questions -- The digital revolution -- Continuity and renewal.. - "Since its first publication in 1995, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History has proved to be an invaluable resource to students of the ancient world looking to integrate papyrological evidence into their research. In the quarter century since its publication, changes in the research environment have affected papyrology like other fields. Although the core philological methods of the field remain in place, the field has increasingly embraced languages other than Greek and Latin, with considerable impact on the Hellenistic and Late Antique periods. Digital tools have increased the ease and speed of access, with profound effects on research choices, and digital imaging and materiality studies have brought questions about the physical form of written materials to the fore"-- Forleggeromtale.
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| ISBN | 9780815379911. - 9780815379928
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