20710370 - PAPYROLOGY

The student will have knowledge for the study of Greek and Latin papyrus. In the seminar context, it will also examine the examination of a large number of papyri, investigating their characteristics of form and content.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course consists of an introduction to Papyrology. The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive picture of: the most important archaeological findings; the characteristics of the papyrus paper and other ancient materials used for writing (parchment, pottery, wood, etc.); the different kinds of documents and books found on papyrus, their forms and script; the administrative history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. The course also teaches how to decypher, transcribe, and make an edition of a Greek or Latin text found on papyrus.

Core Documentation

One of the following handbooks:

M. Capasso, Introduzione alla Papirologia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2005 (e ristampe)
O. Montevecchi, La papirologia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1988 (e ristampe)
N. Reggiani, Papirologia. La cultura scrittoria dell'Egitto greco-romano, Athenaeum, Parma 2019

Plus, one of the following essays:

R. Bagnall, Papiri e storia antica, Bardi, Roma 2007
H. Blanck, Il libro nel mondo antico, Dedalo, Bari 2008
A. K. Bowman, L’Egitto dopo i Faraoni, Giunti, Firenze 1997
G. Cavallo, La scrittura greca e latina dei papiri. Una introduzione, Serra, Pisa-Roma 2008
F. Longo Auricchio - G. Indelli - G. Leone - G. Del Mastro, La Villa dei Papiri, Carocci, Roma 2020
E. G. Turner, Papiri greci, Carocci, Roma 2002 (and reprints)


Reference Bibliography

Idem

Type of delivery of the course

36 hours, 6 CFU, II semester The course will take place in presence.

Attendance

Students who cannot attend the course are requested to get in touch with the teacher before taking their exam.

Type of evaluation

Students will be asked to answer questions related to the books indicated in the bibliography and other materials given during the course.

Mutuazione: 20710370 PAPIROLOGIA in Lettere L-10 (docente da definire)

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course consists of an introduction to Papyrology. The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive picture of: the most important archaeological findings; the characteristics of the papyrus paper and other ancient materials used for writing (parchment, pottery, wood, etc.); the different kinds of documents and books found on papyrus, their forms and script; the administrative history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. The course also teaches how to decypher, transcribe, and make an edition of a Greek or Latin text found on papyrus.

Core Documentation

One of the following handbooks:

M. Capasso, Introduzione alla Papirologia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2005 (e ristampe)
O. Montevecchi, La papirologia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1988 (e ristampe)
N. Reggiani, Papirologia. La cultura scrittoria dell'Egitto greco-romano, Athenaeum, Parma 2019

Plus, one of the following essays:

R. Bagnall, Papiri e storia antica, Bardi, Roma 2007
H. Blanck, Il libro nel mondo antico, Dedalo, Bari 2008
A. K. Bowman, L’Egitto dopo i Faraoni, Giunti, Firenze 1997
G. Cavallo, La scrittura greca e latina dei papiri. Una introduzione, Serra, Pisa-Roma 2008
F. Longo Auricchio - G. Indelli - G. Leone - G. Del Mastro, La Villa dei Papiri, Carocci, Roma 2020
E. G. Turner, Papiri greci, Carocci, Roma 2002 (and reprints)


Reference Bibliography

Idem

Type of delivery of the course

36 hours, 6 CFU, II semester The course will take place in presence.

Attendance

Students who cannot attend the course are requested to get in touch with the teacher before taking their exam.

Type of evaluation

Students will be asked to answer questions related to the books indicated in the bibliography and other materials given during the course.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course consists of an introduction to Papyrology. The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive picture of: the most important archaeological findings; the characteristics of the papyrus paper and other ancient materials used for writing (parchment, pottery, wood, etc.); the different kinds of documents and books found on papyrus, their forms and script; the administrative history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. The course also teaches how to decypher, transcribe, and make an edition of a Greek or Latin text found on papyrus.

Core Documentation

One of the following handbooks:

M. Capasso, Introduzione alla Papirologia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2005 (e ristampe)
O. Montevecchi, La papirologia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1988 (e ristampe)
N. Reggiani, Papirologia. La cultura scrittoria dell'Egitto greco-romano, Athenaeum, Parma 2019

Plus, one of the following essays:

R. Bagnall, Papiri e storia antica, Bardi, Roma 2007
H. Blanck, Il libro nel mondo antico, Dedalo, Bari 2008
A. K. Bowman, L’Egitto dopo i Faraoni, Giunti, Firenze 1997
G. Cavallo, La scrittura greca e latina dei papiri. Una introduzione, Serra, Pisa-Roma 2008
F. Longo Auricchio - G. Indelli - G. Leone - G. Del Mastro, La Villa dei Papiri, Carocci, Roma 2020
E. G. Turner, Papiri greci, Carocci, Roma 2002 (and reprints)


Reference Bibliography

Idem

Type of delivery of the course

36 hours, 6 CFU, II semester The course will take place in presence.

Attendance

Students who cannot attend the course are requested to get in touch with the teacher before taking their exam.

Type of evaluation

Students will be asked to answer questions related to the books indicated in the bibliography and other materials given during the course.