37.2229, Books: Inscribed Copies: Skrabal (ed.) (2026)

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Date: 30-Jun-2026
From: Rosanna Woensdregt [rosanna.woensdregt at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Inscribed Copies: Skrabal (ed.) (2026)


Title: Inscribed Copies
Subtitle: Manuscript Models in South, Southeast, and East Asian
Epigraphy
Series Title: Ancient Languages and Civilizations
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
           https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/70807

Editor(s): Ondřej Škrabal

Hardback ISBN: 978-90-04-70719-1
E-Book ISBN: 978-90-04-76146-9 (Open Access)
DOI: 10.1163/9789004761469

Abstract:

Inscriptions are often regarded as the ultimate textual ‘originals’ –
authentic, authoritative, and unique. This volume challenges that
longstanding assumption by showing that formal inscriptions were
commonly produced with the help of manuscripts and are, in many cases,
copies of preexisting models. Bringing together studies from China,
India, Laos, and Siam, the book explores the complex processes of
drafting, copying, and transferring texts across a wide range of
materials and media. The contributions reveal previously little-known
manuscript practices, highlight the tension between fidelity and
creativity in inscription-making, and uncover the sociocultural,
political, and technological forces at play. Moving beyond the
traditional stemmatic approach, this book redefines how we understand
epigraphic texts and contributes to current discussions on methodology
and terminology in epigraphic research as well as to broader
theoretical debates in the fields of philology, textual criticism, and
manuscript studies.
Readership: Scholars and students in the fields of epigraphy,
philology, textual criticism, manuscript studies, especially those
focusing on South, Southeast, and East Asian cultures.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Writing Systems

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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