Hellenistic bookhands
"The handbook illustrates 94 Greek literary papyrus texts from Egypt and Herculaneum and documents the different types of scripts used in copying works of Greek literature, from the earliest surviving bookrolls written in the 4th century BC up to the first century AD. The aim is…
Hellenistic Bookhands
Main description: Hellenistic Bookhands dokumentiert die Entwicklung der für antike griechische Buchrollen verwendeten Schrift. An 94 griechischen Papyrustexten aus Ägypten und aus Herculaneum werden die stilistischen Eigenheiten der verschiedenen Schrifttypen herausgearbeitet, …
"The handbook illustrates 94 Greek literary papyrus texts from Egypt and Herculaneum and documents the different types of scripts used in copying works of Greek literature, from the earliest surviving bookrolls written in the 4th century BC up to the first century AD. The aim is…
This lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. From how libraries were formed to how the books were produced, transcribed, published and disseminated.