Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents xi
4. List of Plates xii
5. I. Writing Materials and Books 1
6. II. The Rediscovery of Papyrus 17
7. III. Excavating for Papyri: The Organization of their Study 25
8. IV. Place of Origin and Place of Writing: The Geographical Distribution of Finds 42
9. V. How a Papyrus Text Is Edited 54
10. VI. The Persons who Owned the Papyri in Antiquity 74
11. VII. Papyri and Greek Literature 97
12. VIII. Types of Papyrus Document 127
13. IX. The Principal Editions of Papyri 154
14. NOTES TO CHAPTERS I-VIII 172
15. NOTES ON THE PLATES 189
16. PLATES 191
17. GENERAL INDEX 209
18. MAPS 238