Overview
This edited volume includes a compilation of new approaches to the investigation of inscriptions from different cultural contexts. Innovative research questions about ""material text cultures"" are examined with reference to Classical Athens, late ancient and Byzantine churches and urban spaces, Hellenistic and Roman cities, and medieval buildings.
Full Product Details
Author: Irene Berti ,
Katharina Bolle ,
Fanny Opdenhoff ,
Fabian Stroth
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Volume: 14
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.889kg
ISBN: 9783110529159
ISBN 10: 3110529157
Pages: 404
Publication Date: 21 August 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
[...] an interesting and thought-provoking collection [...] it covers an impressive array of approaches to the materiality of text and will be of interest to anyone engaged with the topic of inscriptions as physical objects. Naomi Carless-Unwin in: Classics for All March 16, 2018 https: //classicsforall.org.uk/book-reviews/writing-matters-presenting-perceiving-monumental-inscriptions-antiquity-middle-ages/
[...] this volume offers an important contribution to understanding incised texts and will be of value to students and scholars of various disciplines. Alexandra Wilding in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.04.43 [...] an interesting and thought-provoking collection [...] it covers an impressive array of approaches to the materiality of text and will be of interest to anyone engaged with the topic of inscriptions as physical objects. Naomi Carless-Unwin in: Classics for All March 16, 2018 https: //classicsforall.org.uk/book-reviews/writing-matters-presenting-perceiving-monumental-inscriptions-antiquity-middle-ages/
[...] this volume offers an important contribution to understanding incised texts and will be of value to students and scholars of various disciplines. Alexandra Wilding in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.04.43 [...] an interesting and thought-provoking collection [...] it covers an impressive array of approaches to the materiality of text and will be of interest to anyone engaged with the topic of inscriptions as physical objects. Naomi Carless-Unwin in: Classics for All March 16, 2018 https: //classicsforall.org.uk/book-reviews/writing-matters-presenting-perceiving-monumental-inscriptions-antiquity-middle-ages/
Author Information
I. Berti, K. Bolle, F. Stroth, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; F. Opdenhoff, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany.
