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Christianity and the transformation of the book : Origen, Eusebius, and the library of Caesarea / Anthony Grafton and Megan Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grafton, Anthony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340--Books and reading.
- Eusebius.
- Hexapla.
- Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.
- Christian literature, Early.
- Libraries and scholars.
- Books--History--To 400.
- Books.
- Libraries--Israel--Caesarea--History--To 400.
- Libraries.
- Caesarea (Israel)--Intellectual life.
- Caesarea (Israel).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p. ) ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Christianity and the Transformation of the Book combines broad-gauged synthesis and close textual analysis to reconstruct the kinds of books and the ways of organizing scholarly inquiry and collaboration among the Christians of Caesarea, on the coast of Roman Palestine. The book explores the dialectical relationship between intellectual history and the history of the book, even as it expands our understanding of early Christian scholarship.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Cast of Characters
- Introduction: Scholars, Books, and Libraries in the Christian Tradition
- 1. Origen at Caesarea: A Christian Philosopher among His Books
- 2. Origen's Hexapla: Scholarship, Culture, and Power
- 3. Eusebius's Chronicle: History Made Visible
- 4. Eusebius at Caesarea: A Christian Impresario of the Codex
- Coda: Caesarea in History and Tradition
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-290) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674037861
- 0674037863
- OCLC:
- 1032685454
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