edited by Alessandro Bausi (general editor), Pier Giorgio Borbone, Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, Paola Buzi, Jost Gippert, Carline Macé, Marilena Maniaci, Zisis Melissakis, Laura E. Parodi, Witold Witakowski ; project editor, Eugenia Sokolinski
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 677 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), maps ;
Dimensions
27 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"The present volume is the main achievement of the Research Networking Programme 'Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies', funded by the European Science Foundation in the years 2009-2014 ... The chapters reflect the state of the art in such fields as codicology, palaeography, textual criticism and text editing, cataloguing, and manuscript conservation as applied to a wide array of language traditions including Arabic, Armenian, Avestan, Caucasian Albanian, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Slavonic, Syriac, and Turkish."--Back cover
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-654) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cataloguing / edited by Paola Buzi and Witold Witakowski. What a catalogue is and the emergence of scientific cataloguing -- A summary history of cataloguing -- Types and kinds of catalogues -- Syntactical description of manuscripts -- The physical description -- Catalogues and acataloguing of oriental manuscripts in the digital age
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Codicology / edited by Marilena Maniaci. Introduction -- Arabic codicology -- Armenian codicology -- Christian Palestinian Aramaic manuscripts -- Coptic codicology -- Ethiopic codicology -- Georgian codicology -- Greek codicology -- Hebrew codicology -- Slavonic codicology -- Syriac codicology
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Conservation and preservation / edited by Laura E. Parodi. Introduction and definitions -- Core principles of conservation -- Defining the need for conservation -- Types of decay in manuscripts -- Preservation : a comparative overview -- Conservation : main contemporary techniques and practices -- Digitization for access and preservation
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General introduction / edited by Alessandro Bausi and Jost Gippert. Scope of COMSt -- Digital and scientific approaches to oriental manuscript studies -- The manuscript traditions -- Ethical and legal aspects of manuscript research
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Palaeography / edited by Paola Buzi and Marilena Maniaci. Introduction -- Arabic palaeography -- Armenian palaeography -- Coptic palaeography -- Ethiopic palaeography -- Georgian palaeography -- Greek palaeography -- (Mediaeval) Hebrew palaeography -- Slavonic palaeography -- Syriac palaeography
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Textual criticism and text editing / edited by Caroline Macé et alii. Introduction -- Steps towards an edition -- Case studies
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cataloging of manuscripts.
Codicology.
Manuscripts, Oriental-- Conservation and restoration