{"product_id":"mathematics-metrology-and-model-contracts-a-codex-from-late-antique-business-education-p-math-hardcover","title":"Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts: A Codex from Late Antique Business Education (P.Math.) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger S. Bagnall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKatja Kosova\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex. The codex contains mathematical problems, metrological tables, and model contracts. Given the nature of the contents, the format, and quality of the Greek, the editors conclude that the codex most likely belonged to a student in a school devoted to training business agents and similar professionals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editors present here the first full scholarly edition of the text, with complete discussions of the provenance, codicology, and philology of the surviving manuscript. They also provide extensive notes and illustrations for the mathematical problems and model contracts, as well as historical commentary on what this text reveals about late antique numeracy, literacy, education, and vocational training in what we would now see as business, law, and administration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book will be of interest to papyrologists and scholars who are interested in the history and culture of late antiquity, the history of education, literacy, the ancient economy, and the history of science and mathematics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger S. Bagnall (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoger S. Bagnall \u003c\/b\u003eis Leon Levy Director and Professor of Ancient History Emeritus at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. He is author, co-author, and editor of many books including \u003ci\u003eEgypt in Late Antiquity \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEveryday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Jones (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlexander Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Leon Levy Director and Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. His work centers on texts and artifacts relating to Greco-Roman mathematical sciences, their intellectual and social context, and their interconnections with scientific traditions in other cultures and periods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792203972896,"sku":"9781479801763","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9cb3c6cfb2a50b083bb66065fd440107.webp?v=1780696329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mathematics-metrology-and-model-contracts-a-codex-from-late-antique-business-education-p-math-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}