Technical ekphrasis in Greek and Roman science and literature : the written machine between Alexandria and Rome / Courtney Roby (Cornell University).
Roby, Courtney, 1978- author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2016
PN56.E45 R639 2016
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Technical ekphrasis in Greek and Roman science and literature : the written machine between Alexandria and Rome / Courtney Roby (Cornell University).
Author
Roby, Courtney, 1978- author.
ISBN
9781316532683 (electronic bk.)
1316532682 (electronic bk.)
9781107077300
1107077303
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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©2016
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English
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1 online resource (ix, 336 pages) : illustrations.
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40025902271
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PN56.E45 R639 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
808/.0481
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and indexes.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Introduction: the written machine
Genres: texts and artifacts
Cultural contexts
The ekphrastic complex
Diagram and artifact
Description and instruction
Knowledge and artifact
Conclusion: the limits of description.

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