Representations of Writing Materials on Roman Funerary Monuments : Text, Image, Message / Tibor Grüll, editor.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Grüll, Tibor, editor.

Conference Name:

Representations of writing materials on Roman funerary monuments: Text, image, message (Workshop) (2021 : Online), VNV., issuing body.

Series:

Archaeopress Roman archaeology ; Volume 104.

Archaeopress Roman Archaeology ; Volume 104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relief (Sculpture), Roman--Themes, motives.

Relief (Sculpture), Roman.

Writing--History.

Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2023]

Summary:

Ancient funerary reliefs are full of representations of writing materials and instruments, the interpretation of which can help us better understand the phenomenon of ancient literacy. The eight studies in this volume enrich our knowledge of Roman writing with many new aspects and detailed observations.

Contents:

Representations of writing tools and materials on Roman funerary monuments / Tibor Grüll, Nándor Agócs, János Jusztinger, Ernő Szabó

Clio and Calliope : why diptych and scroll? / Elizabeth A. Meyer

Educated by the nine Muses? / Josy Luginbühl

Tablet in hand : Tabulae as markers of professional and social identity of Roman scribae / Benjamin Hartmann

Representations of writing tools and materials on Phrygian door stelae / Tibor Grüll

Broadening the view on literacy in Palmyra : ten years after the first attempt / Łukasz Sokołowski

The scroll and codex on funerary steles in the Upper Moesian Limes / Sanja Pilipović

Depictions of bone 'spatulate' strips and a few thoughts about their function / Anna Willi.

Notes:

"Publication of this book was sponsored by the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office of Hungary (NKFI K 135317)"--Title page verso.

"The eight studies in this volume were delivered as lectures at an online conference organized by the Department of Ancient History at the University of Pécs in October 2021"--Back cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781803275673

1803275677

OCLC:

1406806609