The publishing of Roman books has long and often been misrepresented by false analogies with modern publishing. This comprehensive study examines, by appeal to what Roman authors themselves tell us, both the raw materials and aesthetic criteria of the Roman book (a papyrus scrol…
"The publishing of Roman books has long and often been misrepresented by false analogies with modern publishing. This comprehensive new study examines, by appeal to what Roman authors themselves tell us, both the raw materials and aesthetic criteria of the Roman book (a papyrus …
A wide-ranging study of how books were composed, published and distributed during the period of Rome's greatest literary productivity.
A wide-ranging study of how books were composed, published and distributed during the period of Rome's greatest literary productivity.
