Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures
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Herausgegeben von:
Michele Cammarosano
Über dieses Buch
Across the most diverse societies, the reuse of writing surfaces in contexts such as learning to write, note-taking, literary creation, and bookkeeping has been not only desirable but essential to optimising resources. In these contexts, it has been typical to use erasable media of various kinds – a practice which in turn has had important implications for palaeography, literary creation, and virtually every aspect related to writing. Manuscript cultures addressed the quest for rewritability through using permanently recyclable materials such as clay and wax tablets, special technologies such as erasable coatings, and ingenious strategies for reusing papyrus, parchment, paper, wood, and more. This volume systematically explores the fascinating intersection between the potential ephemerality of the written word and the reusability of its supports. It combines a theoretical framework on ‘rewritability’ with case studies on materials, related technologies and their interplay with competing techniques, spanning from ancient Mesopotamia to present-day Nigeria, from Egypt to Japan, from Greece and Rome to the Arab world. In doing so, the volume illuminates a crucial aspect of cultural history relevant to anyone studying the written word.
Information zu Autoren / Herausgebern
Michele Cammarosano, Universität Neapel ‘L’Orientale’, Neapel, Italien.
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Marilena Maniaci Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Clay and Wax
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Carmen Gütschow Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Temporality on Clay Tablets: When the Component Parts of a Cuneiform Document Were Committed to Clay
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Cécile Michel Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Jamie Novotny Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Anna Willi Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Serena Ammirati Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Georgios Boudalis Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Thomas Wozniak Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Papyrus, Parchment, Paper, and Wood
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Elena L. Hertel Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Paola Buzi Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Sara Fani Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Claudia Colini, Giuseppe Marotta, Sowmeya Sathiyamani, Valentina Yañez Langner, Annie Muller, Katerina Grigoriadou und Chen Yu Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Andrea Brigaglia und Dahir Lawan Mu’az Open Access PDF downloaden |
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