04194nam 22007935 450 99630924770331620231110233426.03-11-057559-03-11-057544-210.1515/9783110575446(CKB)4100000007205113(DE-B1597)489494(OCoLC)1078913510(DE-B1597)9783110575446EBL5507664(AU-PeEL)EBL5507664(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60198(MiAaPQ)EBC5507664(EXLCZ)99410000000720511320190615d2018 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStudies on Greek and Coptic Majuscule Scripts and Books /Pasquale OrsiniDe Gruyter2019Berlin ;Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]©20191 online resource (276 p.)Studies in Manuscript Cultures ;15Description based upon print version of record.3-11-057540-X Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Scripts of the Nag Hammadi Codices -- 2. The Scripts of the Bodmer Papyri89 -- 3. Greek Biblical Majuscule -- 4. Coptic Biblical Majuscule -- 5. Sloping Pointed Majuscule -- 6. Liturgical Majuscule -- 7. Decorated Liturgical Majuscule -- Glossary of Palaeographical Terms employed in the Text -- References -- List of Papyri and Manuscripts -- About the AuthorThe volume contains a critical review of data, results and open problems concerning the principal Greek and Coptic majuscule bookhands, based on previous research of the author, revised and updated to offer an overview of the different graphic phenomena. Although the various chapters address the history of different types of scripts (i.e. biblical majuscule, sloping poitend majuscule, liturgical majuscule, epigraphic and monumental scripts), their juxtaposition allows us to identify common issues of the comparative method of palaeography. From an overall critical assessment of these aspects the impossibility of applying a unique historical paradigm to interpret the formal expressions and the history of the different bookhands comes up, due to the fact that each script follows different paths. Particular attention is also devoted to the use of Greek majuscules in the writing of ancient Christian books. A modern and critical awareness of palaeographic method may help to place the individual witnesses in the context of the main graphic trends, in the social and cultural environments in which they developed, and in a more accurate chronological framework.  Studies in Manuscript Cultures Majuscule scriptsdating of manuscriptspalaeography(DE-601)10457187X(DE-588)4023287-6Handschriftgnd(DE-601)104773928(DE-588)4168659-7Majuskelgnd(DE-601)105494992(DE-588)4158186-6Griechische Schriftgnd(DE-601)105777986(DE-588)4120227-2Koptischgnd(DE-601)105826847(DE-588)4113791-7Griechischgnd(DE-601)106204971(DE-588)4044571-9Papyrusgnd(DE-601)684912740(DE-588)7854950-4Koptische SchriftgndLITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralbisacshMajuscule scripts.dating of manuscripts.palaeography.Majuscule scripts.dating of manuscripts.palaeography.HandschriftMajuskelGriechische SchriftKoptischGriechischPapyrusKoptische SchriftLITERARY CRITICISM / General.800Orsini Pasquale , 300866DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996309247703316Studies on Greek and Coptic Majuscule Scripts and Books1939002UNISA