Discarded, Discovered, Collected: The University of Michigan Papyrus Collection

by Arthur Verhoogt

Overview

The first-ever history of Michigan’s celebrated collection of papyri offers nonspecialists an inviting encounter with the ancient world

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780472053643
Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Publication date:	10/05/2017
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Arthur Verhoogt is Professor of Papyrology and Greek and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan.
 
 
 
Jacket: A variety of boxes used to store papyri and other material in the University of Michigan Papyrus Collection. Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan Library.

 

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Notes for the Reader xi

List of Illustrations xiii

1 The Papyrus Collection of the University of Michigan 1

2 History of the Collection 6

3 Conserving the Collection 18

4 Studying the Collection 25

5 Writing Materials 40

6 Languages 58

7 School Texts 83

8 Ancient Books 91

9 Ancient Lives in Writing 103

10 Archives 132

11 Karanis: Dumps and Discoveries 148

12 The Future of the Collection 169

Notes 175

Source Index 181

Subject Index 183