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The Archaic Inscriptions and the Greek Alphabet. An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy

The Archaic Inscriptions and the Greek Alphabet. An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy - Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

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Publisher's 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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781108010191
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 610g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 27mm