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Author | : Roger S. Bagnall |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 711 |
Release | : 2011-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199843694 |
Download The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Here experts provide a comprehensive guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.
Author | : Eugene Ulrich |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2023-07-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004677135 |
Download The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Origins of the Bible Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this important collection of studies, copublished by Eerdmans and Brill, one of the world's foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls outlines a comprehensive theory that reconstructs the complex development of the ancient texts that eventually came to form the Old Testament.
Author | : Colin H. Roberts |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1987-09-10 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780197260616 |
Download The Birth of the Codex Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In The Codex, published in 1954, C.H. Roberts studied the process by which in the early centuries of our era the roll as the vehicle for literature was replaced by the codex, which has remained the format of the book ever since. New evidence that has accumulated in the last thirty years has set some of the problems in a new light and in this book, published here for the first time in paperback, the authors re-examine these and offer a different explanation for the remarkable part in the transformation played by the early Church.
Author | : Donald T. Ariel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Download The Dead Sea Scrolls Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Dead Sea Scrolls are regarded as perhaps the most important archaeological find of the twentieth century - their importance to the history and development of Judaism and Christianity is unquestionable. This lavishly produced book shows the scrolls in their context, providing translations, pictures, and information on associated finds.
Author | : Kenneth Lapatin |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2019-07-16 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1606065920 |
Download Buried by Vesuvius Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, the model for the Getty Villa in Malibu, is one of the world’s earliest systematically investigated archaeological sites. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the Villa dei Papiri was discovered in 1750 and excavated under the auspices of the Neapolitan court. Never fully unearthed, the site yielded spectacular colored marble floors and mosaics, frescoed walls, the largest known ancient collection of bronze and marble statuary, intricately carved ivories, and antiquity’s only surviving library, with over a thousand charred papyrus scrolls. For more than two and a half centuries, the Villa dei Papiri and its contents have served as a wellspring of knowledge for archaeological science, art history, classics, papyrology, and philosophy. Buried by Vesuvius: The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum offers a sweeping yet in-depth view of all aspects of the site. Presenting the latest research, the essays in this authoritative and richly illustrated volume reveal the story of the Villa dei Papiri's ancient inhabitants and modern explorers, providing readers with a multidimensional understanding of this fascinating site.
Author | : William Allen Johnson |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780802037343 |
Download Bookrolls and Scribes in Oxyrhynchus Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Close analysis of formal and conventional features of the bookrolls not only provides detailed information on the bookroll industry- but also, in turn, suggests some intriguing questions and provisional answers about the ways in which the use and function of the bookroll among ancient readers may differ from modern or medieval practice.
Author | : Michael Avi-Yonah |
Publisher | : Lerner Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780822508274 |
Download Ancient Scrolls Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A history of manuscripts, including discussions of early writing materials, preparation of scrolls and manuscripts, examples of surviving ancient literature, and the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Author | : Ingrid D. Rowland |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2014-03-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674416538 |
Download From Pompeii Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations. The experience of Pompeii always reflects a particular time and sensibility, says Ingrid Rowland. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these different experiences, as described by the artists, writers, actors, and others who have toured the excavated site. The city's houses, temples, gardens--and traces of Vesuvius's human victims--have elicited responses ranging from awe to embarrassment, with shifting cultural tastes playing an important role. The erotic frescoes that appalled eighteenth-century viewers inspired Renoir to change the way he painted. For Freud, visiting Pompeii was as therapeutic as a session of psychoanalysis. Crown Prince Hirohito, arriving in the Bay of Naples by battleship, found Pompeii interesting, but Vesuvius, to his eyes, was just an ugly version of Mount Fuji. Rowland treats readers to the distinctive, often quirky responses of visitors ranging from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain to Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven throughout a narrative lush with detail and insight is the thread of Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii, where she has returned many times since first visiting in 1962.
Author | : Rex Winsbury |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2009-03-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0715638297 |
Download The Roman Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What was a Roman book? How did it differ from modern books? How were Roman books composed, published and distributed during the high period of Roman literature that encompassed, among others, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Martial, Pliny and Tacitus? What was the ‘scribal art’ of the time? What was the role of bookshops and libraries? The publishing of Roman books has often been misrepresented by false analogies with contemporary publishing. This wide-ranging study re-examines, by appeal to what Roman authors themselves tell us, both the raw material and the aesthetic criteria of the Roman book, and shows how slavery was the ‘enabling infrastructure’ of literature. Roman publishing is placed firmly in the context of a society where the spoken still ranked above the written, helping to explain how some books and authors became politically dangerous and how the Roman book could be both an elite cultural icon and a contributor to Rome’s popular culture through the mass medium of the theatre.
Author | : Gabriel Nocchi Macedo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2021-06-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780472132393 |
Download Ancient Latin Poetry Books Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Before the invention of printing, all forms of writing were done by hand. For a literary text to circulate among readers, and to be transmitted from one period in time to another, it had to be copied by scribes. As a result, two copies of an ancient book were different from one another, and each individual book or manuscript has its own history. The oldest of these books, those that are the closest to the time in which the texts were composed, are few, usually damaged, and have been often neglected in the scholarship. Ancient Latin Poetry Books presents a detailed study of the oldest manuscripts still extant that contain texts by Latin poets, such as Virgil, Terence, and Ovid. Analyzing their physical characteristics, their script, and the historical contexts in which they were produced and used, this volume shows how manuscripts can help us gain a better understanding of the history of texts, as well as of reading habits over the centuries. Since the manuscripts originated in various places of the Latin-speaking world, Ancient Latin Poetry Books investigates the readership and reception of Latin poetry in many different contexts, such schools in the Egyptian desert, aristocratic circles in southern Italy, and the Christian élite in late antique Rome. The research also contributes to our knowledge about the use of writing and the importance of the written text in antiquity. This is an innovative approach to the study of ancient literature, one that takes the materiality of texts into consideration.