Excerpting: the ancient remix culture

A new study on Syriac manuscripts shows how excerpting and compilation shaped the organization of knowledge between the 6th and 9th centuries. By applying digital tools to catalog data, researchers highlight the role of scribes and compilers as creative agents who curated cultural memory and intellectual traditions.

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