出典:Wiktionary
From papyro- + -ology.
papyrology (usually uncountable, 複数形 papyrologies)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/03/27 15:03 UTC 版)
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. Papyrology includes both the translation and interpretation of ancient documents in a variety of languages, as well as the care and preservation of rare papyrus originals.