Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Material Aspects of Reading and Material Text Cultures 1
5. Material Aspects of Rituals Beyond Their Instructions 9
6. Scribal Production and Literacy at Qumran 23
7. Scribal Habits and Scholarly Texts 37
8. Reading Psalm and Prayer Manuscripts From Qumran 55
9. Reading the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice 71
10. Reading Material Features of Qumran Tefillin and Mezuzot 89
11. Reading an Opisthograph at Qumran 101
12. Codices des Typs C und die Anfänge des Blätterns 115
13. Ancient Jewish Greek Practices of Reading and Their Material Aspects 149
14. Reading Early New Testament Manuscripts 177
15. What Ancient Christian Manuscripts Reveal About Reading (and About Non-Reading) 197
16. Reading Regularly 217
17. Encountering the Grotesque 233
18. Notes on Contributors 251
19. Indices 255