The Archimedes codex : revealing the secrets of the world's greatest palimpsest
Netz, Reviel2007
Books, Manuscripts
Drawings and writings by Archimedes, previously thought to have been destroyed, have been uncovered beneath the pages of a 13th-century monk's prayer book. The authors tell the story of the survival of that prayer book and examine the process of recovering the text underneath as well as investigating why the text is so important.
Main title:
The Archimedes codex : revealing the secrets of the world's greatest palimpsest / Reviel Netz and William Noel.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007.
Collation:
ix, 305 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, col. ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297) and index.
ISBN:
9780297645474 (hbk)
Dewey class:
510.9
Local class:
510.9
Language:
English
BRN:
112343