Item #48114 The Archimedes Palimpsest Volume II: Images and Transcriptions. Archimedes, William Noel Reviel Netz, Natalie Tchernetska, Nigel Wilson, eds.

The Archimedes Palimpsest Volume II: Images and Transcriptions

New York: Published for the Walters Art Museum by Cambridge University Press, 2011. Fine / Fine. Item #48114
ISBN: 9781107014374

New York: Published for the Walters Art Museum by Cambridge University Press, 2011. First Edition; volume II only. Quarto; illustrated dust jacket; brown cloth boards stamped in gilt; brown endpapers; 344pp. Color and b&w photographs and illustrations. Unread and fine.

The Archimedes Palimpsest project was a multi-year project to conserve, image, and transcribe the texts from a Byzantine prayer book that was written over a number of earlier manuscripts, including one that contained two unique works by Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, astronomer, and engineer. A fantastic resource for classists, scholars, and conservationists alike.

Price: $125.00