Friday, January 28, 2011

A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions

Just released:
A Textual History of the Book of Abraham - Manuscripts and Editions: Book 5 in the Studies in the Book of Abraham SeriesBrian Hauglid, A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions, the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Abstract:
A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions serves as a source book for interested researchers and scholars.
It
includes a brief introduction to the Book of Abraham and a detailed
record of textual variants from the time it first appeared in the
Times and Seasons until its latest edition (1981). This volume also
produces, for the first time, typographic transcriptions with facing
gray scale images of the surviving handwritten manuscripts of the Book
of Abraham. Several appendices offer additional helpful resources such
as contemporary accounts related to the translation of the Book of
Abraham and a full set of color high-resolution images of the
surviving Abraham manuscripts.
The book simply contains raw data and is not apologetic in design or
intent. This volume focuses solely on the Abraham manuscripts. Dr.
Hauglid is currently working on providing transcripts for all the
Egyptian manuscripts as well.
Table of contents:
Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgments
History of the Book of Abraham
Historical Text of the Book of Abraham
Abraham 1
Abraham 2
Abraham 3
Abraham 4
Abraham 5
Facsimile 1
Facsimile 2
Facsimile 3
Book of Abraham Transcripts: Manuscripts 1–7
Symbols Used in the Transcriptions
Book of Abraham Manuscript 1 (Ab1)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 2 (Ab2)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 3 (Ab3)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 4 (Ab4)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 5 (Ab5 and Ab5a)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 6 (Ab6)
Book of Abraham Manuscript 7 (Ab7)
Transcript of William I. Appleby's Journal Entry, 5 May 1841 (WA)
Appendices
Appendix 1: Book of Abraham Translation and Publication Timeline
Appendix 2: The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Manuscripts
Appendix 3: Complete Color Images of Book of Abraham Manuscripts 1–7
and of the Lead Plates for Facsimiles 1–3
Appendix 4: Images of Appleby's Journal Entry, 5 May 1841
Appendix 5: Images of Talmage's 1888 Edition of the Book of Abraham

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