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Record Nr.

UNISA996247948803316

Autore

Bagnall Roger S.

Titolo

Reading papyri, writing ancient history / / Roger S. Bagnall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

0-203-30450-0

1-134-87021-3

1-280-07906-1

0-203-42219-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Approaching the ancient world

Disciplina

930/.072

Soggetti

History, Ancient - Historiography

History, Ancient

Manuscripts (Papyri)

Paleography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [130]-141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The culture of papyrus; Chapter 2 Ancient and modern choices in documentation; Chapter 3 Particular and general; Chapter 4 Time and place; Chapter 5 Quantification; Chapter 6 Asking questions; Chapter 7 Continuity and renewal; Notes; Works cited in the text and notes; General bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

An indispensable guide for students and teachers to using ancient documents in their work, which shows how the methodologies of anthropology, comparative history and statistics can fruitfully be used alongside more traditional tools.