| Photiou Tou Patriarchou Lexeon Synagoge: E Codice Galeano Descripsit Contributor(s): Porson, Richard (Editor), Dobree, Peter Paul (Editor), Photius (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108016499 ISBN-13: 9781108016490 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - General |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.09 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work, first published in 1822, was edited by Peter Paul Dobree (1782-1825) who had been entrusted with the literary remains of the eminent classical scholar Richard Porson (1759-1808). It contains the text of a ninth-century Greek lexicon compiled by Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople. The lexicon was a tool for Byzantine Greeks studying the works of ancient authors, whose language and vocabulary differed significantly from the day-to-day language spoken in the Byzantine Empire. The lexicon offers the modern scholar a wealth of information regarding ancient works that Photius had access to but are no longer extant. The edition is based on a transcription, made by Porson, of the only remaining manuscript of the lexicon: Codex Galeanus, in Trinity College Library, Cambridge. Volume 1 contains entries for the letters alpha to omicron. The edition has served as an important source for the study of Byzantine lexicography. |
