Medium, procedures and conventions : a framework for analyzing the materiality of documents on papyrus
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- Serena Causo (UGent)
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- Abstract
- This essay aims to expand the understanding of the materiality of ancient documents on papyrus by analysing the impact that medium, procedures, and conventions had on the production of written artifacts. Building upon Bateman’s production constraints – canvas, production technology, and consumption milieu – this study offers a dynamic investigation of the material and visual aspects of administrative documents from the Roman period. Relying on systematic data collection, this analysis will show how seemingly insignificant material and layout features can reveal crucial aspects of the dynamics of production and use of ancient documents, enriching our understanding of past societies and their writing technology.
- Keywords
- Height, Materiality, Writing technology, Documentary roll, Administrative papyri
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01K33FSX2MMYG0NRRDNKBG9Z9F
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- Causo, Serena. “Medium, Procedures and Conventions : A Framework for Analyzing the Materiality of Documents on Papyrus.” Everyday Communication in Antiquity : Frames and Framings, edited by Klaas Bentein, vol. 18, Ca’Foscari, 2025, pp. 35–66, doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-886-6/002.
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- Causo, S. (2025). Medium, procedures and conventions : a framework for analyzing the materiality of documents on papyrus. In K. Bentein (Ed.), Everyday communication in Antiquity : frames and framings (Vol. 18, pp. 35–66). https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-886-6/002
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- Causo, Serena. 2025. “Medium, Procedures and Conventions : A Framework for Analyzing the Materiality of Documents on Papyrus.” In Everyday Communication in Antiquity : Frames and Framings, edited by Klaas Bentein, 18:35–66. Venice: Ca’Foscari. https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-886-6/002.
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- Causo, Serena. 2025. “Medium, Procedures and Conventions : A Framework for Analyzing the Materiality of Documents on Papyrus.” In Everyday Communication in Antiquity : Frames and Framings, ed by. Klaas Bentein, 18:35–66. Venice: Ca’Foscari. doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-886-6/002.
- Vancouver
- 1.Causo S. Medium, procedures and conventions : a framework for analyzing the materiality of documents on papyrus. In: Bentein K, editor. Everyday communication in Antiquity : frames and framings. Venice: Ca’Foscari; 2025. p. 35–66.
- IEEE
- [1]S. Causo, “Medium, procedures and conventions : a framework for analyzing the materiality of documents on papyrus,” in Everyday communication in Antiquity : frames and framings, vol. 18, K. Bentein, Ed. Venice: Ca’Foscari, 2025, pp. 35–66.
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