Monthly Archives: June 2021

The Vocabulary of Reading a Papyrus Roll

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

When I was writing an earlier post that mentioned papyrus rolls, I realized that it was difficult to describe certain physical aspects of rolls. Here is what I wrote: “Normally when a papyrus roll was rolled up, the text was … Continue reading →

Posted in Voluminology | 24 Comments

A New Project: The Early History of the Codex

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

A busy semester is now winding down, and I’m happy to announce that in August, I’ll be kicking off a new, five-year project: The Early History of the Codex: A New Methodology and Ethics for Manuscript Studies (EthiCodex) based here … Continue reading →

Posted in Codices, Codicology, Radiocarbon analysis | 9 Comments

Hobby Lobby Inc. vs Dirk Obbink

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

A couple days ago, the news broke that Hobby Lobby has sued Professor Dirk Obbink for over $7 million USD. The 10-page complaint (which can be seen here) does not paint a nice picture of Prof. Obbink, but that’s generally … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Market, Dirk Obbink, Green Collection, Green Collection Romans, Oxyrhynchus Papyri | 11 Comments