[en] This article investigates the history of the parchment bookroll (volumen) in the Greek
world. After introductory remarks on the use of skins as a writing material in Antiquity,
a survey of the “physical” characteristics of Judean scrolls will allow for considerations
on the anatomy of parchment rolls. All known Greek (and Latin) fragments
that may have belonged to a parchment roll will then be studied, in an effort to understand
when, where and under which circumstances the Greeks used this particular
format.
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Nocchi Macedo, Gabriel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Département des sciences de l'antiquité
Language :
English
Title :
The Parchment Roll: a Forgotten Chapter in the History of the Greek Book
Publication date :
2018
Main work title :
Polymatheia. Studi classici offerti a Mario Capasso
