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Reading papyri, writing ancient history
- Title
- Reading papyri, writing ancient history / Roger S. Bagnall.
- Author
- Bagnall, Roger S.
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 128 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- Approaching the ancient world
- Uniform Title
- Approaching the ancient world.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [112]-123) and indexes.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-2499
- ISBN
- 9780815379911
- 0815379919
- 9780815379928
- 0815379927
- 9781351214582 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019008076
- 40029338866
- OCLC
- 1090282924
- Author
- Bagnall, Roger S., author.
- Title
- Reading papyri, writing ancient history / Roger S. Bagnall.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Approaching the ancient worldApproaching the ancient world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [112]-123) and indexes.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Bagnall, Roger S. Reading papyri, writing ancient history. Second edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9781351214582 (DLC) 2019012107
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029338866
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-2499