Representations of Writing Materials on Roman Funerary Monuments
Text, Image, Message
Edited by Tibor Grüll
Paperback (Published)
(October 2023)
ISBN: 9781803275666
6.85 x 9.65 inches
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Ancient funerary reliefs are full of representations of writing materials and instruments, the interpretation of which can help us better understand the phenomenon of ancient literacy. The eight studies in this volume enrich our knowledge of Roman writing with many new aspects and detailed observations.
Ancient funerary reliefs are full of representations of writing materials and instruments, the interpretation of which can help us better understand the phenomenon of ancient literacy. The eight studies in this volume were delivered as lectures at an online conference organized by the Department of Ancient History at the University of Pecs in October 2021. The comprehensive introductory study (N. Agocs, T. Grull, J. Jusztinger, E. Szabo) is followed by two thematic studies on depictions of the Muses (E. A. Meyer) and the role of women in written culture (J. Luginbuhl). Two studies address writing materials: the well-known and widespread writing tablets (B. Hartmann), and the less-known bone spatulae which nevertheless also occur frequently (A. Willi). Finally, three studies deal with depictions of writing instruments and materials in certain regions of the Roman Empire: at Palmyra (L. Sokolowski), in the two Moesiae (S. Pilipovic) and in Phrygia (T. Grull). Each of the studies enriches our knowledge of Roman writing with many new aspects and many detailed observations.
Foreword - Tibor Grull Representations of writing tools and materials on Roman funerary monuments - Tibor Grull, Nandor Agocs, Janos Jusztinger, Erno Szabo Clio and Calliope: Why Diptych and Scroll? - Elizabeth A. Meyer Educated by the nine Muses? - Josy Luginbuhl Tablet in Hand. Tabulae as markers of professional and social identity of Roman scribae - Benjamin Hartmann Representations of writing tools and materials on Phrygian door stelae - Tibor Grull Broadening the view on literacy in Palmyra. Ten years after the first attempt - Lukasz Sokolowski The scroll and codex on funerary steles in the Upper Moesian Limes - Sanja Pilipovic Depictions of bone 'spatulate' strips and a few thoughts about their function - Anna Willi,
Foreword – Tibor Grüll
Representations of writing tools and materials on Roman funerary monuments – Tibor Grüll, Nándor Agócs, János Jusztinger, Ernő Szabó
Clio and Calliope: Why Diptych and Scroll? – Elizabeth A. Meyer
Educated by the nine Muses? – Josy Luginbühl
Tablet in Hand. Tabulae as markers of professional and social identity of Roman scribae – Benjamin Hartmann
Representations of writing tools and materials on Phrygian door stelae – Tibor Grüll
Broadening the view on literacy in Palmyra. Ten years after the first attempt – Łukasz Sokołowski
The scroll and codex on funerary steles in the Upper Moesian Limes – Sanja Pilipović
Depictions of bone ‘spatulate’ strips and a few thoughts about their function – Anna Willi
- Edited by Tibor Grüll
‘Senza dubbio le riflessioni e le osservazioni contenute nel volume, unite al fondamentale strumento costituito dalla banca dati, risultano di grande stimolo per affrontare ed approfondire un tema che, dati alla mano, come dimostrato in questo lavoro capitolo per capitolo, ha ancora molto da suggerirci e rivelarci sulla società romana. In definitiva, questo libro rappresenta una risorsa preziosa per chiunque desideri affrontare il tema della rappresentazione degli strumenti di scrittura romani sui rilievi epigrafici, offrendo un’analisi dettagliata e rigorosa e gettando nuova luce su un aspetto della cultura materiale romana cruciale e ancora ricco di interrogativi.’ [translated: Without a doubt, the reflections and observations contained in the volume, combined with the fundamental tool constituted by the database, are a great stimulus to address and explore a topic which … still has much to suggest and reveal to us about Roman society. Ultimately, this book represents a valuable resource for anyone wishing to address the topic of the representation of Roman writing instruments on epigraphic reliefs, offering a detailed and rigorous analysis and shedding new light on an aspect of Roman material culture that is crucial and still full of questions.] – Donato Fasolini (2024): Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios Latinos
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‘The overall value of this volume is its ability to call attention to a phenomenon that has sometimes been taken for granted in previous scholarship, but about which firm answers still elude us. … This book certainly fills a gap in the scholarship, but more than that, it demonstrates how much more work remains to be done on this and related topics. The lack of firm conclusions throughout the book supports this observation. … In order to fully understand how the various writing implements discussed in this volume functioned on funerary monuments, we must understand better how they functioned in real life. From there, the many messages that were being sent and the gestures that accompany the messages can be better understood. This volume and its associated projects are a wonderful starting point, and I hope that the participants will continue exploring this interesting line of research.’ - Elizabeth C. Robinson (2025): Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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