Guido Bastianini
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Guido Bastianini, born on September 10, 1945, in Florence, Italian papyrologist
and palaeographer
.
Bastianini finished his papyrological studies in Florence 1970.
He had participated in various archaeological missions in Egypt organized by the Instituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli" and the Egyptian Museum
in Cairo (March–April 1969, September–October 1972, April 1973), both on the excavation of Antinoe (September–October 1973, December 1974 - January 1975).
In 1999 he became director of Instituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli" in Florence. From 2001 to 2007 was president of the Italian Institute for the Egyptian civilization.
Bastianini examined and described Papyrus 93, Milan Papyrus
, and several other manuscripts written on papyrus.
Papyrology
Papyrology is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus, the most common form of writing material in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome...
and palaeographer
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
.
Bastianini finished his papyrological studies in Florence 1970.
He had participated in various archaeological missions in Egypt organized by the Instituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli" and the Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms....
in Cairo (March–April 1969, September–October 1972, April 1973), both on the excavation of Antinoe (September–October 1973, December 1974 - January 1975).
In 1999 he became director of Instituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli" in Florence. From 2001 to 2007 was president of the Italian Institute for the Egyptian civilization.
Bastianini examined and described Papyrus 93, Milan Papyrus
Milan Papyrus
The Milan Papyrus is a papyrus roll inscribed in Alexandria in the late 3rd or early 2nd century BC during the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Originally discovered by anonymous tomb raiders as part of a mummy wrapping, it was purchased in the papyrus "grey market" in Europe in 1992 by the...
, and several other manuscripts written on papyrus.
Works
- G. Bastianini - J. Whitehorne, Strategi and Royal Scribes of Roman Egypt, Firenze, Gonnelli 1987 (Papyrologica Florentina XV).
- Commentaria et Lexica Graeca in Papyris reperta (CLGP) ediderunt G. Bastianini, M. Haslam, H. Maehler, F. Montanari, C. Römer, adiuvante M. Stroppa, Pars I. Commentaria et Lexica in Auctores, Vol. 1. Fasc. 1: Aeschines-Alcaeus, München-Leipzig, Saur 2004.
- Commentaria et Lexica Greca in Papyris reperta (CLGP) ediderunt G. Bastianini, M. Haslam, H. Maehler, F. Montanari, C. Römer, adiuvante M. Stroppa, I.1.4 (Aristophanes-Bacchylides), München-Leipzig 2006, XXXII+310 pp.
- Bastianini G. - Gallazzi C. (edd.), Papiri dell’Università di Milano - Posidippo di Pella. Epigrammi, LED Edizioni Universitarie, Milano, 2001, ISBN 88-7916-165-2
- Austin C. - Bastianini G. (edd.), Posidippi Pellaei quae supersunt omnia, LED Edizioni Universitarie, Milano, 2002, ISBN 88-7916-193-8
External links
- Guido Bastianini - Curriculum Vitae Il Portale Italiano di Archeologica
- Guido Bastianini Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità
- Ordinario di Papirologia nell'Università degli Studi di Firenze e Direttore dell'Istituto
- Tipologie dei Rotolie Problemi di Riconstruzione