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Reading papyri, writing ancient history /

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Since its first publication in 1995, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History has proved to be an invaluable resource to students of the ancient world looking to integrate papyrological evidence into their research. In the quarter century since its publication, changes in the research environment hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bagnall, Roger S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Approaching the ancient world.
Subjects:
History, Ancient > Historiography.
History, Ancient > Sources.
Manuscripts (Papyri)
Paleography.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: history and papyri
  • The culture of papyrus
  • Ancient and modern choices in documentation
  • Particular and general
  • Time and place
  • Quantification
  • Asking questions
  • The digital revolution
  • Continuity and renewal.