Text, Layout, and Medium
Documents from the Greco-Roman World between Epigraphy and Papyrology
- Edited by:
- Davide Amendola,
- Cristina Carusi,
- Francesca Maltomini,
- Emilio Rosamilia,
This volume brings together contributions from scholars across various fields to examine the intricate relationships between format, medium, and function in ancient documentary texts. Its main objective is to challenge traditional academic boundaries by bridging the gap between epigraphy and papyrology, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. Through case studies from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity, the chapters offer fresh insights into the impact of material constraints on a wide range of document types. They also explore how layout features evolved over time and across regions in response to political, cultural, and social changes, as well as the effects these features had on readability. Overall, the volume highlights the importance of treating ancient documents as cultural objects in their own right, advocating for a more holistic approach to studying their materiality.
- Keywords:
- Layout,
- Materiality,
- Medium,
- Papyrology,
- Epigraphy,
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0456-9
- Series: Edizioni dell’Istituto Papirologico «G. Vitelli»
- Scientific Board
- Language: English
- Subjects: Papyrology
Scuola Normale of Pisa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3316-8371
University of Parma, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8694-3469
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9612-7326
University of Perugia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0402-1074
Cristina Carusi is Associate Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of Parma.
Francesca Maltomini is Associate Professor of Papyrology at the University of Florence and Director of the Istituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli".
Emilio Rosamilia is Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of Perugia.
Part 1 Document Types and Their Layout
Cristina Carusi
On the Format and Layout of Athenian Building Accounts (Again)- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.3-25
Daniela Marchiandi
Genealogical Writing and Epigraphic Layout: Some Preliminary Remarks- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.27-51
Emilio Rosamilia
The Evolution of Layout in Cyrenaean Official Documents (4th-2nd Centuries BCE)- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.53-78
Alice Bencivenni
The Recipient’s Design: Some Notes on the Layout of Hellenistic Royal Correspondence on Stone- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.79-99
Yasmine Amory
The Thin Line Between mise en page and mise en abyme: An Examination of the Layout of Multiple Letters on Papyrus (1st-6th Centuries CE)- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.101-119
Lucia Consuelo Colella
The Material Aspects, Palaeography, and Layout of Roman Wills from Egypt- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.121-139
Francesca Maltomini, Francesca Murano
The Binding Layout? On Graphic Strategies in Greek Magical Texts- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.141-166
Part 2 Trends, Habits, and Strategies
Davide Amendola
Residual or Functional? A Taxonomy of the Uses of paragraphoi in Greek Epigraphical Texts- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.169-216
Flavio Santini
Layout and Materiality of the Leukophryena Epigraphic Dossier in Magnesia on the Maeander – Did They Matter?- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.217-234
Leon Battista Borsano
Stone to Stone. Patterns and Layouts in Re-Engraved Dedicatory Inscriptions- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.235-255
Abigail Graham
Monumental Transformations: Two Copies of a Letter from Hadrian at Aphrodisias- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.257-275
Bianca Borrelli
Large-Letter Displayed Writings on Portable Media: Indirect and Direct Evidence from Graeco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.277-291
Nicola Reggiani
Crossing Abbreviations, Monograms, and Symbols. Preliminary Survey of chi-rho, Staurogram, and stauros in Greek Documentary Papyri from Egypt- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.293-303
Anna Marie Sitz
From Texts on Walls to Walls of Text: The Layout of Late Antique Greek Documents Inscribed on Architecture- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.305-315
Lucio Del Corso
Epigraphic Habits and Writing Conventions in Late Antique Egypt- CC BY 4.0 |
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pp.317-336
- Publication Year: 2024
- Pages: 426
- eISBN: 979-12-215-0456-9
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2024 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2024
- Pages: 426
- ISBN: 979-12-215-0455-2
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2024 Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Text, Layout, and Medium
Book Subtitle
Documents from the Greco-Roman World between Epigraphy and Papyrology
Editors
Davide Amendola, Cristina Carusi, Francesca Maltomini, Emilio Rosamilia
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
426
Publication Year
2024
Copyright Information
© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0456-9
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0455-2
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0456-9
Series Title
Edizioni dell’Istituto Papirologico «G. Vitelli»
Series ISSN
2533-2414
Series E-ISSN
2612-7997
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