Collecting practices and opisthographic collections in Qumran and Herculaneum
"In Collecting Practices and Opisthographic Collections in Qumran and Herculaneum, Ayhan Aksu offers a new perspective on practices of collection in both the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Herculaneum papyri. This study focuses on the intriguing question how ancient scribes and scholars used manuscri...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| In: |
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah (volume 149)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah
volume 149 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Herculaneum
/ Papyrus
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Papyrology
/ Intertextuality
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) (Italy) (Herculaneum (Extinct city))
B Transmission of texts (Mediterranean Region) History To 1500 B Dead Sea Scrolls B Thesis B Manuscripts (Mediterranean Region) History To 1500 |
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| Summary: | "In Collecting Practices and Opisthographic Collections in Qumran and Herculaneum, Ayhan Aksu offers a new perspective on practices of collection in both the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Herculaneum papyri. This study focuses on the intriguing question how ancient scribes and scholars used manuscripts to bring different texts in conversation with each other. Central to Aksu's approach are opisthographic manuscripts - scrolls that contain text on both the front and back side. Comparative research of the rich papyrus collection from Herculaneum reveals that scribes across various regions of the Mediterranean developed dynamic approaches to engage with their texts"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 273 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9004716238 |