Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts: A Codex from Late Antique Business Education (P.Math.)Hardcover, 15 January 2020

Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts: A Codex from Late Antique Business Education (P.Math.)
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Part of Series
Isaw Monographs
Print Length
230 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
15 Jan 2020
ISBN-10
1479801763
ISBN-13
9781479801763

Description

A comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex

Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts is a comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex. The codex contains mathematical problems, metrological tables, and model contracts. Given the nature of the contents, the format, and quality of the Greek, the editors conclude that the codex most likely belonged to a student in a school devoted to training business agents and similar professionals.

The editors present here the first full scholarly edition of the text, with complete discussions of the provenance, codicology, and philology of the surviving manuscript. They also provide extensive notes and illustrations for the mathematical problems and model contracts, as well as historical commentary on what this text reveals about late antique numeracy, literacy, education, and vocational training in what we would now see as business, law, and administration.

The book will be of interest to papyrologists and scholars who are interested in the history and culture of late antiquity, the history of education, literacy, the ancient economy, and the history of science and mathematics.

Product Details

Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 January 2020
Dimensions:
28.19 x 21.84 x 2.03 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
1479801763
ISBN-13:
9781479801763
Language:
English
Pages:
230
Publisher:
New York University Press
Weight:
816.47 gm

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