Author: Edward M. CatichPublisher:
ISBN: 9780962974021
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Origin of the Serif
Author: Edward M. CatichPublisher:
ISBN: 9780962974021
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Life and Letters on the Roman Frontier
Author: Alan K. BowmanPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415920248
Category : Chesterholme (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Essentials of Lettering
Author: Thomas Ewing FrenchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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The Construction of Roman Letters
Author: Albrecht DürerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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The Construction of Roman Letters
Author: Albrecht DürerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lettering
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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The Letters of The Younger Pliny
Author: the younger PlinyPublisher: Lebooks Editora
ISBN: 6558942380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.
Empire of Letters
Author: Stephanie Ann FramptonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190915420
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Shedding new light on the history of the book in antiquity, Empire of Letters tells the story of writing at Rome at the pivotal moment of transition from Republic to Empire (c. 55 BCE-15 CE). By uniting close readings of the period's major authors with detailed analysis of material texts, it argues that the physical embodiments of writing were essential to the worldviews and self-fashioning of authors whose works took shape in them. Whether in wooden tablets, papyrus bookrolls, monumental writing in stone and bronze, or through the alphabet itself, Roman authors both idealized and competed with writing's textual forms. The academic study of the history of the book has arisen largely out of the textual abundance of the age of print, focusing on the Renaissance and after. But fewer than fifty fragments of classical Roman bookrolls survive, and even fewer lines of poetry. Understanding the history of the ancient Roman book requires us to think differently about this evidence, placing it into the context of other kinds of textual forms that survive in greater numbers, from the fragments of Greek papyri preserved in the garbage heaps of Egypt to the Latin graffiti still visible on the walls of the cities destroyed by Vesuvius. By attending carefully to this kind of material in conjunction with the rich literary testimony of the period, Empire of Letters exposes the importance of textuality itself to Roman authors, and puts the written word back at the center of Roman literature.
The Language of Roman Letters
Author: Olivia ElderPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480160
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Explores in depth how bilingualism in the correspondence of elite Romans illuminates their lives, relationships and identities.
Significance of the Alphabet
Author: Charles V. KraitsirPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabet
Languages : la
Pages : 72
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Universal Dictionary of Mechanical Drawing
Author: George Herbert FollowsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanical drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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