An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy

An important and innovative study of Greek epigraphy published in 1887, setting standards of classification and interpretation.

E. S. Roberts (Edited by)

9781108010191, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2011

480 pages, 32 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.61 kg

In 1887, when the first volume of this work was published, Greek epigraphy was not systematically studied or taught in English universities, and the book was specifically written to fulfil a need for 'a popular work, giving a classification of Greek inscriptions according to their age, country and subject, and a selection of texts by way of samples, under each class'. At a time when the value of some Greek letters (those peculiar to one city's version of the alphabet and so known rarely in surviving inscriptions) was not universally agreed, and when excavation was regularly providing new materials for study, the book was widely welcomed as a tool for research. The first volume contains a historical sketch of the Greek alphabet and a sequence of inscriptions showing its development across the Mediterranean area and Asia Minor until the end of the fifth century CE.

Preface
List of periodicals and works of reference
1. Historical sketch of the Greek alphabet
2. Inscriptions illustrating the history and development of the Greek alphabet from the earliest times to the end of the fifth century AD
Eastern Group
Western Group
The Hellenistic alphabets of Phrygia, Lycia, Pamphylia, Cappadocia, Caria, Hispanis
Appendix
Tables of alphabets
Tables of comparative numbers
Index.

Subject Areas: Language: history & general works [CBX]