Runic and Mediterranean epigraphy / Richard L. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Richard L.

Series:

NOWELE Supplement Series

North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 4

NOWELE Supplement Series ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Runes.

Alphabets.

Inscriptions, Runic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Odense] : Odense University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Runic and Mediterranean Epigraphy examines the past 100 years of runic scholarship to show that previous investigations on the origin of the runes have been hampered by a series of ad hoc postulates, the greatest being that the runes cannot have come into existence before the birth of Christ. If one examines the runic, Greek, and Latin alphabets on the basis of letter shapes, graphic-phonological correspondences, direction of writing, the orthographic treatment of nasals, the use of ligatures, interpuncts, and double letters, without any regard to time, striking similiarities appear. These sim

Contents:

RUNICANDMEDITERRANEANEPIGRAPHY; Editorial page; Title page; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; 0. INTRODUCTION; 0.1. On alphabet borrowing; 02. Exclusion of the Etruscan alphabet; 0.3. Goals; 1. SURVEY OF THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE RUNES; 1.0. Introduction; 1.1. The Latin theory: Ludvig Wimmer; 1.1.1. Wimmer's derivation; 1.1.1.1. Runic; 1.1.1.2. Runic; 1.1.1.3. Runic; 1.1.1.4. Runic; 1.1.15. Runic; 1.1.1.6. Runic; 1.1.1.7. Runic; 1.1.1.8. Runic; 1.1.1.9. Runic; 1.1.1.10. Runic; 1.1.1.11. Runic; 1.1.2. Wimmer: Direction of writing.

1.1.3. Wimmer: Bindrunes1.1.4. Wimmer: Interpunction.; 1.1.5. Wimmer: Rune-names and their order; 1.2. The Greek theory: Sophus Bugge; 1.2.1. Bugge's derivation.; 1.2.1.1. Runic; 1.2.1.2. Runic; 1.2.1.3. Runic; 1.2.1.4. Runic; 1.2.1.5. Runic; 1.2.1.6. Runic; 1.2.1.7. Runic; 1.2.1.8. Runic; 1.2.1.9. Runic; 1.2.2. Bugge: Direction of writing.; 1.2 3. Bugge: Bindrunes; 1.2.4. Bugge: Interpunction.; 1.3. The Greek theory: Otto von Friesen; 1.3.1. Von Friesen's derivation.; 1.3.1.3. Runic; 1.3.1.4. Runic; 1.3.1.5. Runic; 1.3.1.6. Runic; 1.3.1.7. Runic; 1.3.1.8. Runic

1.3.2. Von Friesen: Direction of writing.1.3.3. Von Friesen: Bindrunes; 1.3 4. Von Friesen: Interpunction; 1 4. The North Italic theory: Carl J.S. Marstrander; 1.4.1. Marstrander's derivation; 1.4.1.1. Runic; 1.4.1.2. Runic; 1.4.1.3. Runic; 1.4.1.4. Runic; 1.4.1.5 Runic; 1.4.1.6. Runic; 1.4.1.7. Runic; 1.4.1.8. Runic; 1.5.1. The North Italic theory: Magnus Hammarstrom's derivation; 1.5.2. Hammarstrom: Direction of writing and epigraphic practices.; 1.6. Other theories; 1.6.1. The Latin theory revisited: Holger Pedersen; 1.6.2. The Latin theory displaced: Fritz Askeberg.

1.6 3. The Danes did it: Erik Molt1.6.4. The Greek theory reevaluated: Isaac Taylor and George Hempl; 1.6.5. Periculun runicum: Aage Kabell; 1.7. Summary and remarks; 2. GREEK EPIGRAPHY; 2.0. Introduction; 2.1. The Greek alphabet: Background; 2.2. Greek abecedaria from the archaic period; 2.2.1. The writing tablet from Marsiliana d'Albegna; 2.2.2. The Samian cup; 2.2.3. The Metapontine stamnos; 2.2.4. The Boiotian cup; 2.3. The letters of the Greek alphabet and their values; 2.4. Orthographic treatment of nasals; 2.5. Direction of writing; 2.6. Ligatures; 2.7. Interpunction

2.8. Preparation and layout of the text2.9. Epigraphic materials; 2.10. Types of inscriptions; 2.10.1. Dedications.; 2.10.2. Honorary inscriptions; 2.10.3. Funerary inscriptions; 2.10.4. Miscellaneous,; 2.11. Summary; 3. LATIN EPIGRAPHY; 3 1. The Latin alphabet: Background; 3.2. The origin of the Latin alphabet: Greek or Etruscan; 3.3. Latin letter forms; 3.4. Latin inscriptions; 3.4.1. Beaker inscription; 3.4.2. The Forum cippu; 3.4.3. Duettos inscription; 3.5. The Latin letters and their values; 3.6. Latin orthographic practices; 3.6.1. Treatment of nasals.

3.6.2. Doubling of letters to indicate length

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-57456-X

9786613887016

90-272-7291-3

OCLC:

811490650