In 1887, when the first volume of this work was published, Greek epigraphy was not systematically studied or taught in English universities, and the book was specifically written to fulfil a need for 'a popular work, giving a classification of Greek inscriptions according to their age, country and subject, and a selection of texts by way of samples, under each class'. At a time when the value of some Greek letters (those peculiar to one city's version of the alphabet and so known rarely in surviving inscriptions) was not universally agreed, and when excavation was regularly providing new materials for study, the book was widely welcomed as a tool for research. The first volume contains a historical sketch of the Greek alphabet and a sequence of inscriptions showing its development across the Mediterranean area and Asia Minor until the end of the fifth century CE.
Edited by:
E. S. Roberts
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 1
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9781108010191
ISBN 10: 1108010199
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 02 February 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface; List of periodicals and works of reference; 1. Historical sketch of the Greek alphabet; 2. Inscriptions illustrating the history and development of the Greek alphabet from the earliest times to the end of the fifth century AD; Eastern Group; Western Group; The Hellenistic alphabets of Phrygia, Lycia, Pamphylia, Cappadocia, Caria, Hispanis; Appendix; Tables of alphabets; Tables of comparative numbers; Index.
