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ABSTRACT In 1955, Hisayuki Miyakawa published an article that sought to introduce American and European scholars to the work of the Japanese Sinologist Naitō Konan (1866–1934). Miyakawa drew particular attention to what he called the “Naitō hypothesis”—that is, Naitō’s argument that China became modern during the Song dynasty (960–1279).
CHRISTIAN DE PEE
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The Georgian Milieu and the Metaphrastic Menologion: Three Accounts about Symeon Metaphrastes
The article investigates the reception history of the Metaphrastic menologion in the medieval Georgian milieu. The Georgian literati were the first non-Greeks to translate the metaphrastic hagiographical literature.
Sandro Nikolaishvili
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Abstract Due to their prolonged and multicultural nature, councils functioned historically as hubs for the exchange of ideas, discourse, diplomacy and rhetoric, reflecting broader cultural trends. In the Middle Ages, no international forums were comparable to ecumenical councils, where diverse and influential groups from various regions convened to ...
Federico Tavelli
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Caxton's Afterlife in Manuscript (c.1475‐c.1500)
Abstract At least thirty‐five manuscript copies of Caxton's prints have been found so far. This article explores the implications of such manuscript copies of Caxton's prints and, interrupting the linear history of the book, considers Caxton's appeal beyond print in manuscript.
Aditi Nafde
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The Scribe’s Imprint: Ištar-šumu-ēreš and the Formation of Ashurbanipal’s Library
This study sheds new light on Ištar-šumu-ēreš, the chief scribe of Ashurbanipal, through an examination of his colophons. A systematic analysis of the Nineveh colophons has provided new insights into Ištar-šumu-ēreš’s work beyond what is known from ...
Cohen, Sophie
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A Guide to Build (ING) GLMM Trees in Canadian Maritime English: Part 2, Linguistic Factors
ABSTRACT This second paper in a two‐part methodological guide demonstrates how Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) tree analysis can be used to explore linguistic conditioning in sociolinguistic variation. Building on Part 1, which introduced the dataset and illustrated how GLMM trees reveal social patterning in (ING) variation, Part 2 focuses on the
Matt Hunt Gardner
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In 2010 the Mimar Sinan University of Istanbul started a research project on the Ionian town of Colophon which is conducted in close collaboration with the University of Vienna [1]. It aims at the exploration of the ancient urban area as well as on the distribution of the necropoleis.
Bammer, A. +6 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Southern Africa harbours a diverse array of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with many species endemic to the region. Despite this diversity, the historical drivers of their evolution remain largely unexplored. This study investigates the evolutionary history of the flightless dung beetle genus Macroderes, testing its monophyly ...
Gimo M. Daniel +3 more
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An Accomplished Scribe: Zayn al-‘Abidin b. Muhammad al-Katib al-Shirazi and His Works
Zayn al-‘Abidin b. Muhammad al-Katib al-Shirazi was an accomplished book artist who was active in the second half of the fifteenth century in Iran. Eleven manuscripts that were signed by him, located in different collections around the world, are known ...
Mercan Hüseyni
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ABSTRACT This two‐part guide/research report introduces the Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) tree analysis technique to variationist sociolinguistics using (ING) variation in Canadian Maritime English (CME) as a test case. GLMM tree analysis combines the advantages of tree‐based recursive partitioning with the ability to include random effects in ...
Matt Hunt Gardner
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