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Handbook of Epigraphic Cultures
Vol. 1: East, Central, South and Southeast Asia Vol. 2: West Asia, Africa Vol. 3: E urope, America, Indices
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Edited by:
Ondřej Škrabal
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2027
About this book
Inscriptions are omnipresent and Epigraphy as a discipline becomes ever more important for the study of political history as well as the understanding of socio-economic connections, religious ideas and other fields of interest in the humanities. How, when and why did societies produce inscriptions and create distinct epigraphic cultures worldwide? This Handbook provides an authoritative overview across the world, from antiquity to early modern times.
The Handbook of Epigraphic Cultures includes the following volumes:
Vol. 1: East, Central, South and Southeast Asia
Vol. 2: West Asia, Africa
Vol. 3: Europe, America, Indices
Author / Editor information
Ondřej Škrabal, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Kaja Harter-Uibopuu, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Jochen Hermann Vennebusch, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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eBook
planned publication:
December 14, 2026
eBook ISBN:
9783111323183
Hardcover
planned publication:
December 14, 2026
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111240947
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
2100
Illustrations:
200
Coloured Illustrations:
200
eBook ISBN:
9783111323183
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111240947
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars in the field of History, Manuscript Studies, Philology from all geographic areas and concerning all possible periods
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BY-NC-ND 4.0
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