How Accurate Were Scribes? A Mathematical Model.

Until printing was invented, texts were copied by hand. The probability with which changes were introduced during copying was affected by the kind of text and society. We cannot usually estimate the probability of change directly. Instead, we develop an indirect method. We derive a relationship betw...

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Publicado en:Literary & Linguistic Computing Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 311 - 323
Autores principales: Spencer, Matthew, Howe, Christopher J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2002
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