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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Ostraka. --- Papyrus grecs --- Ostraca

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Greek poetry --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Inscriptions, Greek --- Poésie grecque --- Papyrus grecs --- Inscriptions grecques

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The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79 also buried nearby Herculaneum. Over time the location of the small town was forgotten. Shortly after its rediscovery in the 1730s, excavations--more likely treasure hunts--were organized that unearthed ancient sculptures that had survived the disaster. The richest finds were from a villa that came to be called the Villa dei Papiri, because it also yielded upward of a thousand papyrus rolls--the only library ever to have been recovered from the classical world. To the great excitement of contemporaries, the papyri held out the tantalizing possibility of the rediscovery of lost masterpieces by classical writers. Written for the general reader, this introduction to the ancient library describes the long and difficult history of attempts to unwind the damaged rolls. Sider discusses the texts that have been deciphered and puts them in the context of literacy and Roman society of the time. He describes the how the ancient books were created from papyrus, and provides an account of attitudes toward books in Greece and Rome. He also surveys the private and civic libraries of the ancient world. This thoroughly researched and engaging book will be enjoyed by any reader with an interest in classical studies.

Book history --- Archeology --- Herculaneum --- Private libraries --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Bibliothèques privées --- Papyrus grecs --- Piso Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius --- Library. --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Herculanum (Ville ancienne) --- 091.141 --- Papyri --- 091.141 Papyri --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum). --- Herculaneum (Extinct city). --- Bibliothèques privées --- Home libraries --- Libraries, Private --- Libraries --- Book collectors --- Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso --- Piso, L. Calpurnius --- Ercolano (Extinct city) --- Herculaneum (Ancient city) --- Italy --- Antiquities --- papyri [manuscripts] --- bookstocks --- Manuscripts [Greek ] (Papyri) --- Private libraries - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Piso Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius - Library.

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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Manuscripts, Greek --- Papyrus grecs --- Manuscrits grecs --- Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Berlin, Germany) --- Hermopolis Magna (Extinct city) --- Egypt --- Hermopolis (Ville ancienne) --- Egypte --- History --- Sources --- Sources. --- Antiquities. --- Histoire --- Antiquités

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This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a larger collection of magical and alchemical manuscripts around 1828 in the hills surrounding Luxor, Egypt. Both handbooks, dating to the Roman period, contain an assortment of recipes for magical rites in the Demotic and Greek language. The library which comprises these two handbooks is nowadays better known as the Theban Magical Library. The book traces the social and cultural milieu of the composers, compilers and users of the extant spells through a combination of philology, sociolinguistics and cultural analysis. To anybody working on Greco-Roman Egypt, ancient magic, and bilingualism this study is of significant importance.

Magic, Egyptian --- Rites and ceremonies --- Bilingualism --- Egyptian language --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Magie --- Rites et cérémonies --- Bilinguisme --- Egyptien (Langue) --- Papyrus grecs --- History --- Papyri, Demotic. --- Histoire --- Papyrus démotiques --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Civilization --- Civilisation --- Magic --- 133.430932 --- Philosophy & psychology Magic Ancient World Egypt --- Rites et cérémonies --- Papyrus démotiques --- Magick --- Necromancy --- Sorcery --- Spells --- Occultism --- Demotic writing --- Manuscripts, Demotic (Papyri) --- Language and languages --- Languages in contact --- Multilingualism --- Papyri, Demotic --- To 1500 --- Papyri [Demotic ] --- Manuscripts [Greek ] (Papyri) --- 332 B.C.-638 A.D. --- Bilingualism. --- Civilization. --- Magic. --- Rites and ceremonies. --- Ceremonies --- Cult --- Cultus --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Ritualism --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Ritual --- Greek papyri --- Papyri, Greek --- Manuscripts, Classical (Papyri) --- Manuscripts (Papyri) --- Barbarism --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Culture --- Egypt. --- A.R.E. --- Ägypten --- Ancient Egypt --- Arab Republic of Egypt --- ARE --- Egipat --- Egipet --- Egipt --- Egiptos --- Egitto --- Égypte --- Egypten --- Egypti --- Ejiputo --- Gouvernement royal égyptien --- Ijiptʻ --- Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah --- Khēmi --- Maṣr --- Miṣr --- Misri --- Mitsrayim --- United Arab Republic --- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT --- Demotisch. --- Egyptian language. --- Egyptische handschriften. --- Griekse handschriften. --- Magie. --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri). --- Toverspreuken. --- Égyptien (Langue) --- Magick Studies. --- Witchcraft & Wicca. --- Papyrus démotiques. --- To 1500. --- Égypte --- Magic - Egypt. --- Rites and ceremonies - Egypt. --- Bilingualism - Egypt - History - To 1500. --- Egyptian language - Papyri, Demotic. --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) - Egypt.