Latin Inscriptions

Informationen zum Autor Dirk Booms is a curator of Roman archaeology at the British Museum. He has special interests in Roman architecture, sculpture, glass and inscriptions and is co-author of Roman Empire: Power and People (British Museum Press, 2013). Klappentext Illustrated with the best examples of inscriptions from the British Museum's Roman collection, this book will explore the meaning of putting up public inscriptions and the standardised system of abbreviation that was used to ensure Romans from all areas of the Empire could read them. Written in the simple everyday-life Latin, they also reflect linguistic changes within society, allowing the modern day scholar to uncover the introduction of slang words and new spellings of Latin words. We may also stumble across spelling mistakes, for not everyone knew how to write Latin fluently, and often we find that words had been written phonetically. Zusammenfassung Illustrated with the best examples of inscriptions from the British Museum's Roman collection, this book explores the meaning of putting up public inscriptions and the standardised system of abbreviation that was used to ensure Romans from all areas of the Empire could read them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Who put up inscriptions and why? ¿ 2. The Latin language and its Latin script ¿ 3. How to read inscriptions ¿ 4. Imagery and inscription ¿ 5. The art of the stone cutters ¿ 6. Inscriptions today

Product details

• Authors: Dirk Booms, Booms Dirk, Dirk Booms
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2016
• EAN: 9780714122885
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-2288-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 210 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Series: Ancient languages; Ancient languages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, HISTORY / Europe / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Ancient Rome, Language: history & general works, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Writing systems, alphabets, BCE to c 500 CE, Language: history and general works, BCE period – Protohistory