Detail View: Papyri Collection: Demosthenes, 'De Corona'.
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Reference number:
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Greek P 57
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Side:
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recto
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Obverse:
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Greek P 240
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Image Number:
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JRL1502105
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Image Title:
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Demosthenes, 'De Corona'.
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Classical literature
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Demosthenes
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. 1 57
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Description:
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Parts of two columns of a roll inscribed with the 'De Corona'. Written in sloping uncials of the common oval type. A mark of elision is inserted twice, apparently by the original scribe. On the verso has been used for a short letter from Heron to Heroninus.
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Date created:
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2nd century CE
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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127 mm
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Item width:
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108 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Discovery site:
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Egypt: Theadelpheia (mod. Batn el-Harit)
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0057r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2012-01-05
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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