An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy: The Archaic Inscriptions and the Greek Alphabet: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

. Ed(s): Roberts, E. S.

ISBN 10: 1108010199 / ISBN 13: 9781108010191

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

About this Item

An important and innovative study of Greek epigraphy published in 1887, setting standards of classification and interpretation. Editor(s): Roberts, E. S. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CBX; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610. . 2011. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy: The Archaic Inscriptions and the Greek Alphabet: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108010199
• ISBN 13: 9781108010191
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In 1887, when the first volume of this work was published, Greek epigraphy was not systematically studied or taught in English universities, and the book was specifically written to fulfil a need for 'a popular work, giving a classification of Greek inscriptions according to their age, country and subject, and a selection of texts by way of samples, under each class'. At a time when the value of some Greek letters (those peculiar to one city's version of the alphabet and so known rarely in surviving inscriptions) was not universally agreed, and when excavation was regularly providing new materials for study, the book was widely welcomed as a tool for research. The first volume contains a historical sketch of the Greek alphabet and a sequence of inscriptions showing its development across the Mediterranean area and Asia Minor until the end of the fifth century CE.

Book Description

Published in 1887, at a time when the value of some Greek letters was not universally agreed, and when excavation was regularly providing new materials for study, this innovative and important book, which set standards of classification and interpretation, was widely welcomed as a tool for research.