Discarded, discovered, collected : the University of Michigan papyrus collection / Arthur Verhoogt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verhoogt, A. M. F. W. (Arthur M. F. W.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Michigan. Library. Papyrology Collection.

University of Michigan.

University of Michigan. Library.

Manuscripts (Papyri).

Physical Description:

xv, 186 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]

Summary:

Discarded, Discovered, Collected: The University of Michigan Papyrus Collection provides an accessible introduction to the University's collection of papyri and related ancient materials, the widest and deepest resource of its kind in the Western hemisphere. The collection was founded in the early part of the 20th century by University of Michigan Professor of Classics Francis W. Kelsey. His original intention was to create a set of artifacts that would be useful in teaching students more directly about the ancient world, at a time when trips to ancient sites were much harder to arrange. Jointly administered by the University of Michigan's Department of Classical Studies and its Library, the collection has garnered significant interest beyond scholarly circles and now sees several hundred visitors each year. Of particular note among the collection's holdings are sixty pages of the earliest known copy of the Epistles of St. Paul, which are often featured on tours of the collection by groups from religious institutions. Arthur Verhoogt, one of the current stewards of the University of Michigan Papyrology Collection, provides clear, insightful information in an appealing style that will attract general readers and scholars alike. Extensively illustrated with some of the collection's more spectacular pieces, this volume describes what the collection is, what kinds of ancient texts it contains, and how it has developed from Francis Kelsey's day to the present.

Contents:

The papyrus collection of the University of Michigan

History of the collection

Conserving the collection

Studying the collection

Writing materials

Languages

School texts

Ancient books

Ancient lives in writing

Archives

Karanis: dumps and discoveries

The future of the collection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780472073641

0472073648

9780472053643

0472053647

OCLC:

984898986