9789042942868 - Observing the Scribe at Work: Scribal Practice in the Ancient World: 301 (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 301) (7 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Scribes are paradoxically both central and invisible in most societiesbefore the typographic revolution of the 15th century, witnessed byevery manuscript, but often elusive as historical figures. The act ofwriting is a quotidian and vernacular practice as well as a literaryone, and must be observed not only in the outputs of literary copyistsor reports of their activities, but in the documents of everyday life.This volume collects contributions on scribal practice as it features ondiverse media (including papyri, tablets, and inscriptions) in a rangeof ancient societies, from the Ancient Near East and Dynastic Egyptthrough the Graeco-Roman world to Byzantium. These discussions of therole and place of scribes and scribal activity in pre-typographiccultures both contribute to a better understanding of one of the keydrivers of these cultures, and illuminate the transmission of knowledgeand traditions within and between them. Scribes are paradoxically both central and invisible in most societies before the typographic revolution of the 15th century, witnessed by every manuscript, but often elusive as historical figures. The act of writing is a quotidian and vernacular practice as well as a literary one, and must be observed not only in the outputs of lite Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Scribes are paradoxically both central and invisible in most societiesbefore the typographic revolution of the 15th century, witnessed byevery manuscript, but often elusive as historical figures. The act ofwriting is a quotidian and vernacular practice as well as a literaryone, and must be observed not only in the outputs of literary copyistsor reports of their activities, but in the documents of everyday life.This volume collects contributions on scribal practice as it features ondiverse media (including papyri, tablets, and inscriptions) in a rangeof ancient societies, from the Ancient Near East and Dynastic Egyptthrough the Graeco-Roman world to Byzantium. These discussions of therole and place of scribes and scribal activity in pre-typographiccultures both contribute to a better understanding of one of the keydrivers of these cultures, and illuminate the transmission of knowledgeand traditions within and between them. Scribes are paradoxically both central and invisible in most societies before the typographic revolution of the 15th century, witnessed by every manuscript, but often elusive as historical figures. The act of writing is a quotidian and vernacular practice as well as a literary one, and must be observed not only in the outputs of lite Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.