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Early Medieval Palimpsests
Palimpsests are texts from which the primary text has been effaced to make room for fresh writing. The practice was particularly important in the early Middle Ages, when numerous, often precious, books were subjected to this treatment. As a result, many ancient texts lay hidden in European libraries for centuries. Ever since the first palimpsests were discovered in the seventeenth century, scholars have been fascinated by the possibility of discovering hitherto unknown texts. For a long time, the lower script of palimpsests could only be brought back to the light of day through the use of chemical reagents that proved very detrimental to the manuscripts. The great advance away from these des...
Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Altslavischen Apokryphen
Die Handschriftlichen Überlieferungen Der Altslavischen Apokryphen. Bd I.
The Libraries of the Neoplatonists
The transmission of Greek learning to the Arabic-speaking world paved the way to the rise of Arabic philosophy. This volume offers a deep and multifarious survey of transmission of Greek philosophy through the schools of late Antiquity to the Syriac-speaking and Arabic-speaking worlds.
Dreams and Visions in the Early Middle Ages
A comprehensive overview of ideas about dreams and visions in the Christian cultures of the early Middle Ages.
The Resources of the Past in Early Medieval Europe
This volume examines the use of the textual resources of the past to shape cultural memory in early medieval Europe.
