An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy
Volume 1, the Archaic Inscriptions and the Greek Alphabet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19921218 |
|---|---|
| Editors | E S Roberts |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Introduction to Greek Epigraphy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511696893 |
| OpenAlex | W2504749103 |
| ISBN | 9780511696893 |
| Open Library | OL29005628M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
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
Alphabet · Ancient Greek · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Epigraphy · Library science · Linguistics · Literature · Sketch · Subject (documents) · Value (mathematics) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Greek · Inscriptions
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1905 - 2003 (99) |
| Highly cited | No |