Writing, Teachers, and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (American Studies in Papyrology)

Papyri problems and exercises on papyri and ostraca, work books and text books provide some of the richest evidence for the processes of education in the Roman world. This study examines how the skill of writing was taught, and how it was learned. Cribiore Raffaella (1997) - Writing, teachers and students in Graeco-Roman Egypt text Contents List of Tables and Graphs List of Plates Abbreviations Preface I. Introduction 1 Writing in Graeco-Roman Egypt 2 Evidence for Schools and Teachers 3 The School Exercises II. Identifying School Exercises 4 Types of Textual Material 5 Writing Materials Used in Schools 6 Distinguishing Characteristics of School Exercises 7 Palaeography: Teachers’ and Students’ Hands III. Writing in Graeco-Roman Schools 8 The Teachers’ Models 9 Writing and Levels of Education 10 Learning to Write Conclusion Appendix 1. List of Teachers Appendix 2. List of Students Appearing in the Exercises Catalogue of School Exercises Items Excluded from the Catalogue Bibliography Concordances Index Plates By Raffaella Cribiore. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 289-297) And Indexes.