Dirk I see. I wrote an article on the "censor" in one of the 35 volumes of the New Grove's Dictionary of Art (Macmillan, 1995) that briefly sketches incense burning as a fumigatory. I know I included references to ancient Rome but cannot recall if I cited anything from Egypt.
John --- Dirk Buchner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John > Thanks for responding > Forgive me but I mean incense-burning in the > Ptolemaic cult. > Dirk > > -----Original Message----- > From: The papyrological bulletin > '[email protected]' > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > Lupia > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PAPY] Fumigatory practices > > Dirk > > Your enquiry is unclear regarding Ptolemaic > fumigatory practices. Which ones do you mean? Are > you inquiring about fumigating papyri to prevent > vermiculation of a roll or sheet? > > I am not sure how useful any of the following may be > to you, but it is offered with the hope it may be of > some help. > > Laursen and Bekoff mention ivory dust as a > vermicide, but I do not recall from my notes if it > dates to Ptolemaic Egypt. (Larry Laursen, Marc > Bekoff, ââ¬ÅLoxodonta africana,ââ¬Â Mammalian > Species, No. 92, (Jan. 6, 1978), pp. 1-8) > > Of course, later on, Vitruvius 2,9, and Pliny 13,13, > mention cedar oil smeared on papyri as a vermicide. > Martial, Epig. 3,2,6 "cedro perunctus"smeared on the > back of the roll to prevent mold and to fumigate > moths. > > John > > --- Dirk Buchner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues > > I am searching for any information to which you > can point me, relating > > to fumigatory practices in Ptolemaic Egypt. > > I am also interested in the connection Fraser > makes (p. 206) between > > Serapis-Osiris-Dionysus. > > Regards > > Dirk > > > > Dirk Buchner, D.Litt. > > Associate Professor > > Dept Religious Studies > > Trinity Western University > > Tel: +1 (604) 513 2121 x 3112 > > Fax +1 (604) 513 2094 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The papyrological bulletin > > '[email protected]' > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Hunsucker, R.L. > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:27 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [PAPY] new effort to benefit library > holdings > > > > > The idea is that by posting this sort of > > information it will inform > > > others that they should try to have their > > libraries acquire these > > > overlooked volumes, and it is also our hope that > > classics librarians > > > will themselves get in the habit of monitoring > > these "Rare > > > Publications" postings and acting on them. > > . . . > > > so I wanted to draw it to everyone's attention. > > > > Why don't you directly approach those responsible > ? > > : Have you e.g. > > made this kind of posting also directly to any > librarians' fora ? > > Some of us are, I am happy to assure you, already > "in the habit" > > of tracing and ordering rare epigraphical (and all > sorts of other) > > publications. I do it myself -- but of course I > don't notice > > everything (and, like all librarians, can't buy > everything, having > > budgets and therefore priorities as we do -- which > also means that not > > acquired needn't be equivalent to "overlooked"), > and thank you very > > much for pointing out your "new effort". An > excellent initiative in my > > opinion -- and indeed its usefulness has already > been demonstrated : > > I just myself ordered for our collection a couple > of things from your > > list which were not yet anywhere in this country. > > > > - Laval Hunsucker > > U. Amsterdam, Universiteitsbibliotheek > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > Van: The papyrological bulletin > > '[email protected]' > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gil > Renberg > > > Verzonden: dinsdag 22 januari 2008 19:58 > > > Aan: [email protected] > > > Onderwerp: [PAPY] new effort to benefit library > > holdings > > > > > > > > > Over at the "Current Epigraphy" blog > > > (http://www.currentepigraphy.org/), > > > Tom Elliott, Gabby Bodard, Chuck Jones and I > just > > began a new effort > > > to get epigraphers to notify each other whenever > > they find that a book > > > > > is rare or unavailable in research libraries. > The > > idea is that by > > > posting this sort of information it will inform > > others that they > > > should try to have their libraries acquire these > > overlooked volumes, > > > and it is also our hope that classics librarians > > will themselves get > > > in the habit of monitoring these "Rare > > Publications" postings and > > > acting on them. Over time, with enough > > participation, there will be a > > > > > lot of holes plugged, making a lot more books > > readily available > > > through inter-library loan, which will work to > our > > collective benefit > > > for decades to come. This sort of approach > could > > also benefit the > > > papyrological community, so I wanted to draw it > to > > everyone's > > > attention. > > > > > > On a completely unrelated note, I want to thank > > those of you who made > > > suggestions about which Demotic font to use. > I'm > > still trying to sort > > > > > it out, and very much appreciate the suggestions > I > > got both on the > > > list and privately. > > > > > > > > John N. Lupia III > New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ > God Bless Everyone > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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