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Palaeography
About: Palaeography is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 127 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1713 citations. The topic is also known as: paleography & palæography.
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1 Jan 1974
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the development of the theory of textual criticism, the stemmatic theory of recension limitations, the age and merit in individual manuscripts, indirect tradition, corruptions corruptions fluid forms of transmission, technical and popular literature conventions in the "apparatus criticus" conclusion.
Abstract: Part 1 Antiquity: ancient books the library of the museum and Hellenistic scholarship other Hellenistic work books and scholarship in the Roman Republic developments under the early empire archaism in the second century the compendium and the commentary from roll to codex paganism and Christianity in the 4th century the subscriptions. Part 2 The Greek east: scholarship and literature under the Roman Empire the Christian church and classical studies the early Byzantine period Greek texts in the Orient the Renaissance of the 9th century the later Byzantine period. Part 3 The Latin west: the dark ages Ireland and England the Anglo-Saxon missionaries insular influence on classical texts the Carolingian revival the development of Caroline miniscule Carolingian libraries and the Latin classics Carolingian scholarship the Carolingian twilight the resurgence of Monte Cassino the 12th-century Renaissance the scholastic age Greek in the west in the middle ages. Part 4 The renaissance: humanism the first humanists the consolidation of humanism - Petrarch and his generation Coluccio Salutati (1331-1406) the great age of discovery - Poggio (1380-1459) Latin scholarship in the 15th century - Valla and Politian Greek studies - diplomats, refugees and book collectors Greek scholarship in the 15th century - Bessarion and Politian the first printed Greek texts - Aldus Manutius and Marcus Musurus Erasmus (1469-1536). Part 5 Some aspects of scholarship since the Renaissance: the Counter-Reformation - the high Renaissance in Italy the beginnings of humanism and scholarship in France the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries Richard Bentley (1662-1742) - classical and theological studies the origins of paleography discoveries of texts since the Renaissance - palimpsests, papyri, other manuscript discoveries, epigraphic texts epilogue. Part 6 Textual criticism: the development of the theory of textual criticism the stemmatic theory of recension limitations of the stemmatic method age and merit in individual manuscripts indirect tradition some other basic principles corruptions fluid forms of transmission - technical and popular literature conventions in the "apparatus criticus" conclusion.
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14 Mar 1991
TL;DR: The book "Scribes and Scholars" is designed to introduce beginners to classical studies and provide a guide to the historical facts necessary to understand the apparatus criticus used in Greek and Latin texts.
Abstract: Abstract As we said in the preface to the first edition, this book is designed as a simple introduction for beginners to a field of classical studies which generally remains little known or understood despite its importance and intrinsic interest. In schools and universities students read Greek and Lado authors in editions equipped with an apparatus criticus, but they are too often unacquainted with the historical facts which make such an apparatus necessary, and are at a loss to evaluate the information that it gives. There are few works in English to which they can be referred, and a short guide is needed, especially one which can be read by those whose linguistic and historical knowledge is limited. We have attempted to outline the processes by which Greek and Latin literature have been preserved, describing the dangers to which texts were exposed in the age of the manuscript book, and showing to what extent ancient and medieval readers or scholars were concerned to preserve or transmit classical texts. The history of texts cannot be separated from the history of education and scholarship, which also bulk large in these pages. On the other hand, matters of pure palaeography receive attention only if they are of direct importance for transmission. The book is intended in the first place for students of Greek and Latin, but the theme handled is so inextricably connected with the cultural history of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that we think our account may be useful to anyone concerned with these periods. We also hope that students of biblical scholarship may find some thing of interest. Whereas the first edition took the story no further than the Renaissance and lacked notes, the second was enlarged in both these respects. In order not to encumber a readable text with a heavy apparatus we put the notes at the end of the book and made them largely bibliographical. The new chapter had to be even more selective than the others, but it seemed worth the effort to complete the historical perspective.
234 citations
Book•
1 Jan 1990
TL;DR: A survey of the evolution of scripts and a guide to reading historical documents illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts is given in this paper, along with a commentary describing the type of script, its historical and regional currency, distinctive features and style, and a transcription.
Abstract: A survey of the evolution of scripts and a guide to reading historical documents illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts Fifty-five full-page plates give examples of the major western scripts in broadly chronological sequence, each accompanied by a commentary indentifying the type of script, its historical and regional currency, distinctive features and style, and a transcription Michelle Brown is a curator in the department of manuscripts at The British Library She has taught courses in Paleography and History at the University of London and at the Library
163 citations
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1 Jan 1912
TL;DR: The history and development of Greek and Latin handwriting can be traced back to the fourth century BCE to the end of the fifteenth century by Thompson as discussed by the authors, who extensively revised and expanded it for this 1912 edition.
Abstract: Principal librarian of the British Museum and eminent palaeographer, Sir Edward Maunde Thompson (1840–1929) had originally produced a handbook on the history and development of Greek and Latin handwriting in 1893. He extensively revised and expanded it for this 1912 edition, incorporating numerous facsimile plates. Thompson begins his treatment with an introduction to the Greek and Latin alphabets, then surveys ancient writing materials and implements, and describes the use and development of scrolls and codices. Later chapters, accompanied by valuable illustrations, examine the different forms of first Greek then Latin handwritten texts, from the earliest surviving examples (fourth century BCE) to the end of the fifteenth century. Punctuation, accents and abbreviations are considered, and the various scripts - cursive, uncial, majuscule and miniscule - are all illustrated and examined. Tables of Greek and Latin literary and cursive alphabets are also provided.
154 citations
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30 Mar 1990
TL;DR: The most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script was given by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography as discussed by the authors, who also provided a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance.
Abstract: This work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It also contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance, which outlines the history of book illumination. Designed as a textbook, it contains a full and updated bibliography. Because the volume sets the development of Latin script in its cultural context, it also provides an unrivalled introduction to the nature of medieval Latin culture. It will be used extensively in the teaching of latin palaeography, and is unlikely to be superseded.
150 citations
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