Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Nov 2010)

Grenfell, Hunt, Breccia, and the Book Collections of Oxyrhynchus

  • George W. Houston

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 3
pp. 327 – 359

Abstract

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Excavation records reveal that Grenfell/Hunt's papyri of "find 2" are not part of Breccia's find of 1932, but their "find 3" may be; tabulation of the contents of Breccia's find suggests a book owner who was a serious reader but not a professional scholar.