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The Archimedes palimpsest

Title
The Archimedes palimpsest / edited by Reviel Netz, William Noel, Natalie Tchernetska and Nigel Wilson.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Published for the Walters Art Museum by Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Additional Authors
  • Netz, Reviel
  • Noel, William
  • Tchernetska, Natalie
  • Wilson, N. G. (Nigel Guy), 1935-
Description
2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color); 35 cm.
Summary
"The Archimedes Palimpsest is the name given to a Byzantine prayer-book which was written over a number of earlier manuscripts, including two unique examples containing works by Archimedes, unquestionably the greatest mathematician of antiquity. Sold at auction in 1998, it has since been the subject of a privately funded project to conserve, image, and transcribe its texts. In this volume the scientists, conservators, classicists, and historians involved in the project discuss in full their techniques and their discoveries. These include new speeches by the classical Athenian orator Hyperides, a lost commentary on Aristotle's Categories from the second or third century AD, and substantial re-readings and reinterpretations of the works by Archimedes. The book discusses the pioneering imaging and post-processing techniques used to reveal the texts, and includes detailed codicological descriptions of all eight manuscripts comprising the Palimpsest. It will be of interest to manuscript scholars, classicists, and historians of science"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
The Archimedes palimpsest publications
Uniform Title
Archimedes palimpsest publications.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Catalogs.
  • Early works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • English text with some Ancient Greek.
Contents
Volume 1. Catalogue and commentary -- volume 2. Images and transcriptions.
Call Number
QA31
ISBN
  • 9781107016842
  • 1107016843
  • 9781107014572
  • 1107014573
  • 9781107014374
  • 1107014379
LCCN
2011026881
OCLC
793692266
Title
The Archimedes palimpsest / edited by Reviel Netz, William Noel, Natalie Tchernetska and Nigel Wilson.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Published for the Walters Art Museum by Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The Archimedes palimpsest publications
Archimedes palimpsest publications.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language
English text with some Ancient Greek.
Local Note
2 VOL. SET. ED: STANFORD U. INCL. IMAGES & GREEK TRANSCRIPT. PUB. FOR WALTERS ART MUS. NEW SER. TLS
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Added Author
Netz, Reviel, editor.
Noel, William, editor.
Tchernetska, Natalie, editor.
Wilson, N. G. (Nigel Guy), 1935- editor.
Research Call Number
Pres. Div. QA31 .A832 2011
JFG 16-176
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