HoP 317 - Made by Hand - Byzantine Manuscripts
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Art of Transcribing and Editing Byzantine Manuscripts
This chapter examines the difficulties faced in transcribing ancient texts, emphasizing the shift from majuscule to minuscule scripts in Byzantine manuscripts. It highlights the impact of manual copying errors and the role of modern textual criticism in recovering accurate versions of historic works.
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