Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures : Practices of Text Obliteration and Manuscript Reuse in a Global Perspective
Across the most diverse societies, the reuse of writing surfaces in contexts such as learning to write, note-taking, literary creation, and bookkeeping has been not only desirable but essential to optimising resources. In these contexts, it has been typical to use erasable media of various kinds – a...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro |
| Publicado: |
De Gruyter
2025
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=4358167&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: nlebk uiTerm: 4358167 longDbName: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: btl: Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures : Practices of Text Obliteration and Manuscript Reuse in a Global Perspective aug: au: Michele Cammarosano sertl: Studies in Manuscript Cultures isbn: 9783111682730 9783111682983 9783111683348 imageinfo: pubinfo: dt: @attributes: year: 2025 month: 01 day: 01 dtAvail: @attributes: year: 2026 month: 01 day: 23 vid: 00048 pub: De Gruyter pubContract: De Gruyter place: Berlin price: 0.01 limitsGroup: maxCheckoutDays: 1500 pda: N printPagesOffline: 100 printPagesOnline: 100 previewPages: 10000 prePubGroup: dewey: @attributes: class: 091 item: 091 lc: @attributes: class: Z105 item: Z 105 artinfo: ui: 4358167 1545080273 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: EB doid: NL$4358167$PDF caption: PDF download: Y – @attributes: type: EK doid: NL$4358167$EPUB caption: EPUB download: Y tig: atl: Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures : Practices of Text Obliteration and Manuscript Reuse in a Global Perspective ptl: Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures aug: au: Michele Cammarosano su: Cuneiform tablets Tablets (Paleography) Palimpsests Manuscripts Writing materials and instruments--History sug: subj: LITERARY CRITICISM / General HISTORY / Europe / Medieval LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature Cuneiform tablets Tablets (Paleography) Palimpsests Manuscripts Writing materials and instruments--History ab: Across the most diverse societies, the reuse of writing surfaces in contexts such as learning to write, note-taking, literary creation, and bookkeeping has been not only desirable but essential to optimising resources. In these contexts, it has been typical to use erasable media of various kinds – a practice which in turn has had important implications for palaeography, literary creation, and virtually every aspect related to writing. Manuscript cultures addressed the quest for rewritability through using permanently recyclable materials such as clay and wax tablets, special technologies such as erasable coatings, and ingenious strategies for reusing papyrus, parchment, paper, wood, and more. This volume systematically explores the fascinating intersection between the potential ephemerality of the written word and the reusability of its supports. It combines a theoretical framework on ‘rewritability'with case studies on materials, related technologies and their interplay with competing techniques, spanning from ancient Mesopotamia to present-day Nigeria, from Egypt to Japan, from Greece and Rome to the Arab world. In doing so, the volume illuminates a crucial aspect of cultural history relevant to anyone studying the written word. pubtype: eBook doctype: Book ougenre: Book language: English copyright: @attributes: flag: N copyrightText: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|