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Edward Maunde Thompson

An Introduction to Greek and Latin Palaeography

Edward Maunde Thompson

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English
Cambridge University Press
22 August 2013
Palaeography (history of writing); Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Classical history & classical civilisation
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
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.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 244mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 32mm
Weight:   970g
ISBN:   9781108061810
ISBN 10:   1108061818
Series:   Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
Pages:   622
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface; 1. History of the Greek and Latin alphabets; 2. Materials used to receive writing; 3. Materials used to receive writing (cont.); 4. Writing implements; 5. Forms of books; 6. Stichometry and colometry; 7. Abbreviations and contractions; 8. Greek palaeography; 9. Greek palaeography (cont.); 10. Greek palaeography (cont.); 11. Greek palaeography (cont.); 12. Greek palaeography (cont.); 13. Latin palaeography; 14. Latin palaeography (cont.); 15. Latin palaeography (cont.); 16. Latin palaeography (cont.); 17. Latin palaeography (cont.); 18. Latin palaeography (cont.); 19. Latin palaeography (cont.); Bibliography; Index.

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