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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
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coronis colophon in Codex Coislinianus

A coronis verse dialogue in the colophon of Codex Coislinianus is much less artful than the coronis epigram in colophon of an obscure 3rd-century papyrus. … Read the post coronis colophon in Codex Coislinianus

Chaucer and Adam Scrivener in the communicative division of labor

Whether Adam Scrivener refers to Adam Pinkhurst, Adam the first human, or both, Adam Scrivener intermediates and corrupts the author’s communication. … Read the post Chaucer and Adam Scrivener in the communicative division of labor

Trithemius on printing, scribes, and reason

Trithemius was a learned man of contradictions and an advocate of magic. Amid the rapid rise of printing, he praised scribes. … Read the post Trithemius on printing, scribes, and reason

early history of textual chapters

Division of texts into chapters, with chapter titles and numerical chapter labels, existed in fourth-century Greek texts. … Read the post early history of textual chapters

Galen on books, reading, and writing in second-century Rome

Books in second century Rome existed in codex form, were collected in numerous personal libraries and large public libraries, and were highly valued. … Read the post Galen on books, reading, and writing in second-century Rome

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