An Introduction to Greek and Latin Palaeography - Couverture souple

Thompson, Sir E. Maunde

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1904799485 ISBN 13 : 9781904799481

Editeur : Tiger of the Stripe, 2009

Synopsis

An Introduction to Greek and Latin Palaeography traces the develop-ment of handwriting in the Greek and Latin alphabets from the earli-est papyri up to the book hands of the middle ages and the court hands of the seventeenth century. It is, without doubt, the best introductory text on the subject ever to appear in English. This edition has been completely reset, and the illustrations have been digitally enhanced. A few illustrations have been replaced. Sir Edward Maunde Thompson (1840-1929) entered University College, Oxford, in 1859 but had to leave before completing his degree. He entered the library of the British Museum (now British Library) in 1861 and became Keeper of Manuscripts in 1878. He was appointed Principal Librarian in 1888.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Greek Palaeography continued): The Uncial Book-hand in Vellum Codices 198 CHAPTEP tXII Greek Palaeography (continued): The Minuscule Book-hand in the Middle A ges Greek writing in Western Europe .. .. ..218 CHAPTER XIII Latin Palaeography :T he Majuscule Book-hand Square Capitals Rustic Capitals Uncials 272 CHAPTER XIV Latin Palaeography (continued) :T he Mixed Uncial and Minuscule Bookhand The Half-uncial Book-hand ....... 298 CHAPTER XV Latin Palaeography (contintted): The Roman Cursive Script Cursive Alphabets 310 CHAPTER XVI Latin Palaeography (contintted): National Minuscule Book-hands Visigothic Lombardic Merovingian Franco-L ombardic Pre-C arolingian The Carolinffian Reform ........ 340 CHAPTER XVII Latin Palaeography (continued) :T he I rish Half-uncial and Minuscule Bcok-hand The Early English Book-hand .. .. .371 CHAPTER XVIII Latin Palaeogra2)h (continued): The Minuscule Book-hand in the Middle A ges The English Vernacular Book-hand in the Middle A ges .. 403 CHAPTER XIX Latin Palaeography (continued): Official and Legal Cursive Scripts (N ational hands) The Papal Chancery The imperial Chancery English Charter hand English Chancery hand English Court hand .491 TABLES OF ALPHABETS The Greek and Latin Alphabets ........ 7G reek Literary A lihabets 144-7 Greek Cursive Alphabets 191-4 Latin Cursive Alphabets
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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tiger of the Stripe
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904799485
• ISBN 13: 9781904799481
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 616
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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