Mathematics, metrology, and model contracts : a codex from late antique business education (P. Math.) / edited by Roger S. Bagnall and Alexander Jones ; with the assistance of Katja Kosova and Zoe Misiewicz ; and with contributions by Jonathan Ben-Dov, Jacco Dieleman, Justin Dombrowski, Erik Hermans, and Mathieu Ossendrijver.
Publisher:
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and New York University Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
193 pages, xxiv pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) and index.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.