Name: Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series))
Price: 322.02 NZD
Availability: InStock
Author: George Anton Kiraz And Sabine Schmidtke
ISBN: 9781463241957

portada Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series))

Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series))

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Gorgias Press Llc

Author

George Anton Kiraz And Sabine Schmidtke

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

322

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781463241957

Synopsis "Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series)) "

Most scholars who employ manuscripts in their research tend to focus on the literary content itself. But what about the role of the scribe who typically remains at the periphery of research? How can we, in the words of the NT textual critic James Royse, "virtually look over the scribe's shoulder" to understand the process by which our manuscripts were produced? Moreover, manuscripts often contain far more material than the words that form their primary texts: dots and various other symbols that mark vowels (in the case of Semitic languages), intonation, readings aids, and other textual markers; marginal notes and sigla that provide additional explanatory content akin to but substantially different from our modern notes and endnotes; images and illustrations that present additional material not found in the main text. These extratextual (or peritextual) elements add additional layers to the main body of the text and are crucial for our understanding of the text's transmission history as well as scribal habits. This volume brings together contributions by scholars focussing on such extra-, peritextual elements as found in Middle Eastern manuscripts written in Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic, Persian and other languages, to study the individuals who produced our manuscripts and how they shaped the transmission of literary texts they copied.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series)) - George Anton Kiraz And Sabine Schmidtke

Synopsis "Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions: 23 (Texts and Studies (Third Series)) "

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery