The Keeper of Manuscripts: With a Chapter on Restoring the Text |
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... natural adaptation of older texts to a modern orthography must have operated in a way which caused changes . Archaisation in ... nature ; reminiscences of similar passages can introduce new kinds of readings in other places . Recalling a ...
... natural adaptation of older texts to a modern orthography must have operated in a way which caused changes . Archaisation in ... nature ; reminiscences of similar passages can introduce new kinds of readings in other places . Recalling a ...
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... nature of certain manuscripts and scribes or at least of the manuscripts and scribes in general . The material , often luxurient , must be arranged and subjected to selection . Accordingly the readings of the apographa and other ...
... nature of certain manuscripts and scribes or at least of the manuscripts and scribes in general . The material , often luxurient , must be arranged and subjected to selection . Accordingly the readings of the apographa and other ...
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... nature it is advisable to inform the library administration of what one already knows of the relevant manuscripts . The more careful the information is the sooner the librarian can rectify occurring errors and clear up mistakes ...
... nature it is advisable to inform the library administration of what one already knows of the relevant manuscripts . The more careful the information is the sooner the librarian can rectify occurring errors and clear up mistakes ...
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