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Technical ekphrasis in Greek and Roman science and literature : the written machine between Alexandria and Rome / Courtney Roby (Cornell University).

Van Pelt Library PN56.E45 R639 2016
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Format:
Author/Creator:
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • History.
Physical Description:
ix, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Contents:
  • Introduction: the written machine
  • Genres: texts and artifacts
  • Cultural contexts
  • The ekphrastic complex
  • Diagram and artifact
  • Description and instruction
  • Knowledge and artifact
  • Conclusion: the limits of description.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and indexes.
ISBN:
  • 9781107077300
  • 1107077303
OCLC:
927166087
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