Shaping the Sciences of the Ancient and Medieval World
Textual Criticism, Critical Editions and Translations of Scholarly Texts in History
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Beschreibung
This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts. It first looks at ancient editorial practices, and at their impact on modern editions. Contributions analyze how, through time, the perception of what a text was may have changed, and influenced how scholarly texts were made accessible. The second section looks at the historical, political and social contexts within which editions and translations of ancient scientific texts were produced. Finally, the last two parts examine the specificities of editions and translations that bore on scholarly documents. Not only is there a focus on how the elements specific to scientific texts—such as diagrams and numbers—were treated, but case studies analyzing the specific work carried out to edit mathematical and astronomical texts of the past are also offered to the reader. The scholarship displayed in this work lays the foundation for further studies on the history of critical editions and raises questions to those who make scholarly translations and critical editions today.
This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts. It first looks at ancient editorial practices, and at their impact on modern editions. Contributions analyze how, through time, the perception of what a text was may have changed, and influenced how scholarly texts were made accessible. The second section looks at the historical, political and social contexts within which editions and translations of ancient scientific texts were produced. Finally, the last two parts examine the specificities of editions and translations that bore on scholarly documents. Not only is there a focus on how the elements specific to scientific texts—such as diagrams and numbers—were treated, but case studies analyzing the specific work carried out to edit mathematical and astronomical texts of the past are also offered to the reader. The scholarship displayed in this work lays the foundation for further studies on the history of critical editions and raises questions to those who make scholarly translations and critical editions today.
Opens a history of critical editions and translations for scientific works and documents Shows new points of view on the history of critical editions and the history of ancient science Unique case studies on the history of critical editions of Mesopotamian, Chinese, Greek and Sanskrit texts
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Agathe Keller
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History of critical edition History of translation History of ancient mathematics History of ancient medicine History of ancient literature Philosophy of Science Ancient astronomy
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“The volume’s greatest innovation is its global, comparative framework. … Another notable strength is the book’s interdisciplinary breadth, integrating insights from philology, history of science, archaeology, and cultural studies. … the publication is undeniably a general-interest book for scholars in the history of science, philology, and cross-cultural studies. Its global perspective, rigorous scholarship, and critical insights into textual transmission challenge readers to rethink the authority of the texts that form the basis of our historical knowledge.” (Limei Zhi and Yanmeng Wanga, Historia Mathematica, Vol. 74, 2026)
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