This paper discusses the lexemes belonging to the semantic field of writing and writing equipment in Archaic and Classical Greek, and it makes use of epigraphic evidence to interpret literary passages where scribal practices are referred to. In the 5th century BCE it is possible to discern the increasing importance of scribal activity and its impact on society.

The wetted sponge, the wretched rho, and other Greek evidence for scribal work / Novokhatko, A.. - In: GLOTTA. - ISSN 0017-1298. - 96:(2020), pp. 148-173. [10.13109/glot.2020.96.1.148]

The wetted sponge, the wretched rho, and other Greek evidence for scribal work

A. Novokhatko
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2020-01-01

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This paper discusses the lexemes belonging to the semantic field of writing and writing equipment in Archaic and Classical Greek, and it makes use of epigraphic evidence to interpret literary passages where scribal practices are referred to. In the 5th century BCE it is possible to discern the increasing importance of scribal activity and its impact on society.
2020
Novokhatko, A.
The wetted sponge, the wretched rho, and other Greek evidence for scribal work / Novokhatko, A.. - In: GLOTTA. - ISSN 0017-1298. - 96:(2020), pp. 148-173. [10.13109/glot.2020.96.1.148]
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