TY - BOOK ID - 32077052 TI - Studies on Greek and Coptic Majuscule Scripts and Books PY - 2019 VL - 15 SN - 9783110575408 311057540X 9783110575446 9783110575590 3110575442 3110575590 PB - De Gruyter DB - UniCat KW - Paleography, Greek. KW - Manuscripts, Greek. KW - Coptic manuscripts. KW - Coptic manuscripts (Papyri) KW - Greek imprints. KW - Coptic language KW - Bible KW - Manuscripts (Papyri) KW - Manuscripts. KW - Majuscule scripts. KW - dating of manuscripts. KW - palaeography. KW - Handschrift KW - Majuskel KW - Griechische Schrift KW - Koptisch KW - Griechisch KW - Papyrus KW - Koptische Schrift KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / General. KW - Altgriechisch KW - Klassisches Griechisch KW - Hellenisch KW - Indogermanische Sprachen KW - Gräzistik KW - Ägyptisch KW - Schriftsystem KW - Phönikische Schrift KW - Maiuskel KW - Majuskeln KW - Großbuchstabe KW - Großbuchstaben KW - Minuskel KW - Schrift KW - Buchhandschrift KW - Handschriften KW - Schriftdenkmal KW - Manuskript KW - Autograf KW - Papyri KW - Beschreibstoff KW - Gräzistik KW - Ägyptisch KW - Phönikische Schrift UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32077052 AB - The volume contains a critical review of data, results and open problems concerning the principal Greek and Coptic majuscule bookhands, based on previous research of the author, revised and updated to offer an overview of the different graphic phenomena. Although the various chapters address the history of different types of scripts (i.e. biblical majuscule, sloping poitend majuscule, liturgical majuscule, epigraphic and monumental scripts), their juxtaposition allows us to identify common issues of the comparative method of palaeography. From an overall critical assessment of these aspects the impossibility of applying a unique historical paradigm to interpret the formal expressions and the history of the different bookhands comes up, due to the fact that each script follows different paths. Particular attention is also devoted to the use of Greek majuscules in the writing of ancient Christian books. A modern and critical awareness of palaeographic method may help to place the individual witnesses in the context of the main graphic trends, in the social and cultural environments in which they developed, and in a more accurate chronological framework. ER -