Bookrolls and Scribes in Oxyrhynchus

Close analysis of formal and conventional features of the bookrolls not only provides detailed information on the bookroll industry- but also, in turn, suggests some intriguing questions and provisional answers about the ways in which the use and function of the bookroll among ancient readers may differ from modern or medieval practice.

About the author

William A. Johnson is an assistant professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.

Summary

Close analysis of formal and conventional features of the bookrolls not only provides detailed information on the bookroll industry- but also, in turn, suggests some intriguing questions and provisional answers about the ways in which the use and function of the bookroll among ancient readers may differ from modern or medieval practice.

Product details

• Authors: William A Johnson, William A. Johnson, William a. Johnson
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2013
• EAN: 9781442626416
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-2641-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Studies in Book and Print Culture; Studies in Book and Print Cult; Studies in Book and Print Culture
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches