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.
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Mutuazione: 20702460 PAPIROLOGIA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 N0 FRESSURA MARCO
Programme
The course provides the necessary skills to study all the fragmentary written materials from Antiquity, namely papyrus, ostraka, parchment, etc. Students will learn how to decypher and edit fragments of documents and literary works, and how to extract useful information in order to start and perform a historical, palaeographical and philological research. In particular, special consideration will be given to the phenomenon of language and graphic interaction between Greek and Latin that can be found in many fragments of documents and books from the 3rd to the 6th century AD in Egypt and other eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.Core Documentation
The teacher will provide the students with all the needed study materials.Type of delivery of the course
36 hours, 6 CFU, II semester The course will take place in the traditional way unless otherwise specified by academic authorities on the basis of the way the current pandemic will evolve. Students who cannot attend the course are requested to get in touch with the teacher before taking their exam.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 study materials supplied during the course.