The Cambridge manual of Latin epigraphy /
Cooley, Alison.
The Cambridge manual of Latin epigraphy / Alison E. Cooley. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xxii, 531 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Epigraphic culture in the bay of Naples: Introduction -- Inscriptions and civic life -- Personal inscriptions -- Inscriptions and the economy: texts of production, distribution and ownership -- Inscriptions in art ; Epigraphic culture in the Roman world: Defining epigraphy -- Epigraphic categorization -- Epigraphy in society -- Monuments, not documents -- The emergence of Christian epigraphy -- The geography of epigraphy: a case-study of Tripolitania -- Urban epigraphy -- Epigraphy in the pre-desert interior -- The army camp at Bu Njem -- The life-cycle of inscriptions -- The production and design of inscriptions -- Language choice -- Reading and viewing inscriptions -- Afterlife of inscriptions ; A technical guide to Latin epigraphy -- Finding published inscriptions -- Guide to CIL and other corpora -- Major corpora of Christian inscriptions -- Reading an epigraphic publication -- How to use CIL -- Editorial conventions -- "History from square brackets" -- Abbreviations -- Working with stemmata -- Beyond the book: viewing and recording an inscription -- On site and in museums -- Forgeries -- Dating inscriptions -- Putting the pieces together ; Appendixes: Consular fasti, 298 BC-AD 541 -- Imperial titles, Augustus-Justinian.
Explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to modern students.
English and Latin.
9781139568845 (electronic bk.) 1139568841 (electronic bk.) 9781139020442 (electronic bk.) 1139020447 (electronic bk.) 9781139570657 113957065X 110725373X 9781107253735 1139572407 9781139572408 1283637596 9781283637596 1139569740 9781139569743 1316089010 9781316089019 1139579258 9781139579254
40021683158
Inscriptions, Latin--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Christian inscriptions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Inscriptions latines--Guides, manuels, etc.
Inscriptions chrétiennes--Guides, manuels, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Spelling.
Languages.
Christian inscriptions.
Inscriptions, Latin.
Latein
Epigraphik
Epigrafik.
Latinska inskrifter.
Romerska riket.
Electronic books.
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
CN510 / .C665 2012eb
411/.7
The Cambridge manual of Latin epigraphy / Alison E. Cooley. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xxii, 531 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Epigraphic culture in the bay of Naples: Introduction -- Inscriptions and civic life -- Personal inscriptions -- Inscriptions and the economy: texts of production, distribution and ownership -- Inscriptions in art ; Epigraphic culture in the Roman world: Defining epigraphy -- Epigraphic categorization -- Epigraphy in society -- Monuments, not documents -- The emergence of Christian epigraphy -- The geography of epigraphy: a case-study of Tripolitania -- Urban epigraphy -- Epigraphy in the pre-desert interior -- The army camp at Bu Njem -- The life-cycle of inscriptions -- The production and design of inscriptions -- Language choice -- Reading and viewing inscriptions -- Afterlife of inscriptions ; A technical guide to Latin epigraphy -- Finding published inscriptions -- Guide to CIL and other corpora -- Major corpora of Christian inscriptions -- Reading an epigraphic publication -- How to use CIL -- Editorial conventions -- "History from square brackets" -- Abbreviations -- Working with stemmata -- Beyond the book: viewing and recording an inscription -- On site and in museums -- Forgeries -- Dating inscriptions -- Putting the pieces together ; Appendixes: Consular fasti, 298 BC-AD 541 -- Imperial titles, Augustus-Justinian.
Explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to modern students.
English and Latin.
9781139568845 (electronic bk.) 1139568841 (electronic bk.) 9781139020442 (electronic bk.) 1139020447 (electronic bk.) 9781139570657 113957065X 110725373X 9781107253735 1139572407 9781139572408 1283637596 9781283637596 1139569740 9781139569743 1316089010 9781316089019 1139579258 9781139579254
40021683158
Inscriptions, Latin--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Christian inscriptions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Inscriptions latines--Guides, manuels, etc.
Inscriptions chrétiennes--Guides, manuels, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Spelling.
Languages.
Christian inscriptions.
Inscriptions, Latin.
Latein
Epigraphik
Epigrafik.
Latinska inskrifter.
Romerska riket.
Electronic books.
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
CN510 / .C665 2012eb
411/.7