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Material aspects of letter writing in the Graeco-Roman world: 500 BC - AD 300

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Letter writing was widespread in the Graeco-Roman world, as indicated by the large number of surviving letters and their extensive coverage of all social categories. Despite a large amount of work that has been done on the topic of ancient epistolography, material and formatting conventions have rem...

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Main Author: Sarri, Antonia (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Berlin Boston De Gruyter 20. November 2017
Series:Materiale Textkulturen Band 12
In: Materiale Textkulturen (Band 12)

DOI:10.1515/9783110426953
Subjects:
Verzeichnis
Papyrus
Brief
Griechisch
Geschichte 500 v. Chr.-300
Konvention
Ägypten
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Author Notes:Antonia Sarri
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Development of the Ancient Letter
  • 2. Evidence
  • 3. Format and Layout
  • 4. Authentication
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I: Letters in Archives
  • Appendix II: Dimensions of Letters
  • Appendix III: Letters with Handshifts
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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