Scribes and scholars a guide to the transmission of Greek and Latin literature

Scribes and scholars a guide to the transmission of Greek and Latin literature

One of the remarkable facts about the history of Western culture is that we are still in a position to read large amounts of the literature produced in classical Greece and Rome despite the fact that for at least a millennium and a half all copies had to be produced by hand and were subject to the h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reynolds, L. D. (Leighton Durham) (Author), Wilson, N. G. 1935- (Nigel Guy) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, [England] Oxford University Press 2013.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Transmission of texts.
Learning and scholarship > History.
Classical literature > Criticism, Textual.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Civilization, Classical > Influence.
Scriptoria.
Classical literature > Manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Online Access:Table of contents only