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Tag Archives: papyrology
The Antinoopolis Charioteers Papyrus and Alexander the Great
One of the most famous illustrated papyri is a scrap that was found in a garbage heap in the Egyptian city of Antinoopolis. The papyrus contains a painting of a group of charioteers wearing brightly colored racing outfits. The papyrus … Continue reading
A New Article the Production and Date of P.Bodmer 14-15 (P75)
The latest issue of Novum Testamentum has an article that I wrote on the production and date of P.Bodmer 14-15 (a.k.a. P75, a.k.a. Pap.Hanna 1, Mater verbi, TM 61743), a papyrus codex containing the Gospel According to Luke and the … Continue reading
Realistic Renderings of Papyrus Rolls in Stone
I’m always very interested to see renderings of papyrus rolls in ancient art, whether it is in fresco, manuscript illumination, or carved stone. When it comes to stone reliefs or statues, one needs to be careful to make sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Book covers, Papyrus Making, Sculpture, Voluminology
Tagged papyrology, Papyrus rolls, Roman sculpture, scrolls
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A Cambridge Papyrus of the Odyssey and the Nash Papyrus
In the last couple days, the Cambridge University Library has been posting about a papyrus in their collection that contains a passage from the Odyssey. This is Cambridge University Library Add MS 4074 (TM 61188), containing some fragmentary lines of … Continue reading
Posted in F.C. Burkitt, Nash Papyrus, Palaeography
Tagged archaeology, history, odyssey, papyrology, papyrus
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A New Article on P.Oxy. 7.1008 and 7.1009 (P15 and P16)
The latest issue of Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft contains an article I wrote on two papyrus folia from Oxyrhynchus. Here is the abstract: P.Oxy. 7.1008 and 7.1009 (P15 and P16 in the INTF’s Kurzgefasste Liste) preserve portions of 1 … Continue reading
Conservation of a Papyrus Roll with No Glass Frames
Some of the real workhorses of both my teaching and public presentations over the years have been a group of papyrus rolls in Berlin. They are a set of Greek documentary rolls from the second half of the second century … Continue reading
Posted in Voluminology
Tagged book-conservation, papyrology, papyrus, papyrus-rolls, scrolls
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The Provenance and Date of the Berlin Cretans
One of the reference points that used to come up very frequently in discussions of the earliest codices was a manuscript of Euripides–the Berlin Cretans, an isolated parchment folium that was published in 1907 as BKT V.2 XVII (P.Berol. inv. … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeological context, Berlin Cretans, Codices, Codicology, Palaeography
Tagged archaeology, books, manuscripts, Palaeography, papyrology
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The Recette de Saint-Remi and the Layout of an Early Greek Parchment Codex
As 2025 comes to a close, one last article is coming out: “Mise-en-page Between Roman Egypt and Medieval Europe: The Recette de Saint-Remi and the Layout of an Early Greek Parchment Codex (P.Ant. 1 27),” Fragmentology 8 (2025), 155-169. This … Continue reading
Taking Care of Papyrus Scrolls in Antiquity
The digital edition of a new book has recently become available: The volume is the result of a workshop back in 2022 in which I was fortunate enough to participate. It was a somewhat unusual seminar in the sense that … Continue reading
Posted in Book Trade in Antiquity, Voluminology
Tagged Book History, papyrology, papyrus, papyrus-rolls
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A New Article on Carl Schmidt and the Antiquities Trade
The coptologist Carl Schmidt (1868-1938) was very active in the antiquities trade. His name is associated with the purchase of many well known manuscripts, including one I’ve discussed here. An important new article on Schmidt has appeared in a journal … Continue reading
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