The article offers an overview of all extant Latin documents written on papyrus in late antique and early medieval West. They are divided into two broad categories based on the main macroareas of writing, plus a third category of some still-unpublished or particularly problematic manuscripts: 1) Italian papyri; 2) French papyri; 3) unpublished papyri. The first two categories are further divided into subgroups, taking into account documentary typologies. The final section explores indirect evidence and the most recent studies about the use of papyrus in the medieval West in order to discuss, in a preliminary form, the circulation of papyrus in the Mediterranean Sea, from Egypt to the West, during the early Middle Ages.
L'articolo offre una ricognizione ragionata di tutti i documenti scritti su papiro nell'Occidente tardoantico e altomedievale pervenuti fino a oggi. I documenti sono divisi secondo due grandi categorie basate sulla macroarea di scrittura, più una terza categoria di manoscritti ancora inediti o particolarmente problematici: 1) papiri italiani; 2) papiri francesi; 3) papiri non pubblicati. Le prime due categorie sono divise in ulteriori sottogruppi basati sulle tipologie documentarie. La sezione finale esplora le fonti indirette e gli studi più recenti sull'uso del papiro nell'Occidente medievale per discutere, in forma preliminare, la circolazione del papiro nel Mediterraneo, dall'Egitto all'Occidente, durante l'alto Medioevo.
Internullo, D. (2019). Latin Documents written on Papyrus in the Late Antique and Early Medieval West (5th-11th Century): an Overview. In Proceedings of the 28th Congress of Papyrology. Barcelone 1-6 August 2016 (pp.654-663). Barcelona : Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
Latin Documents written on Papyrus in the Late Antique and Early Medieval West (5th-11th Century): an Overview
Dario Internullo
2019-01-01
Abstract
The article offers an overview of all extant Latin documents written on papyrus in late antique and early medieval West. They are divided into two broad categories based on the main macroareas of writing, plus a third category of some still-unpublished or particularly problematic manuscripts: 1) Italian papyri; 2) French papyri; 3) unpublished papyri. The first two categories are further divided into subgroups, taking into account documentary typologies. The final section explores indirect evidence and the most recent studies about the use of papyrus in the medieval West in order to discuss, in a preliminary form, the circulation of papyrus in the Mediterranean Sea, from Egypt to the West, during the early Middle Ages.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.