Variant scholarship  -  Neil Brodie

Ancient texts in modern contexts

KORTE INHOUD

Since the eighteenth century, many if not most ancient and medieval manuscripts or other text-bearing or associated objects have been procured through imperial expropriation or through the antiquities market with little or no evidence of findspot or place of original deposition and with no assurance of legal provenance or authenticity. The consequences of these questionable acquisition practices for scholarship and for our understanding of the past are the focus of much enquiry.

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2023 Uitgever: Sidestone Press 240 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  252x174x18 ISBN-10: 9464270454 ISBN-13: 9789464270457