Fifteen of the best and oldest manuscripts of the short version werde consulted for the translation, while the translation of the long version was made upon the first examination of the unique Venetian manuscript in over 110 years. This publication not only represents the first translation into English of either version, but it is the first time both have been published on facing pages so that the two recensions may be compared. The most important source for the text, however, seems to have been the 4th century mathematician and geometer Pappus of Alexandria, and again, the Armenian compilation is of the greatest interest, for the geographical work of Pappus has not survived.The "Geography" has come down to us in two versions, a long and a short one. Based largely on Greek sources augmented by invaluable local information, the "Geography" is also useful for students of the classical world, and may be profitably used in the study of Ptolemy's "Geography," whose influence has been especially strong.
Besides being our chief authority for the historical geography of Armenia, it is an indispensible handbook of research into the history, geography, and literature of the rest of Caucasia, and especially of the Persian Empire for which it gives the only detailed description made prior to the Islamic period. All individual and student subscribers are automatically enrolled as HSS members, with all attendant benefits.The anonymous Armenian "Geography," now attributed to Ananias of Shirak, is one of the most valuable works to come down to us from Armenian antiquity. Subscriptions to Isis are concurrent with membership in the History of Science Society. With a new Editor and editorial office in the Netherlands, the Press would like to acknowledge the following supporters: Ammodo Foundation Descartes Centre, Utrecht University Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands Museum Boerhaave, Dutch National Museum for the History of Science and Medicine. An official publication of the History of Science Society, this is the oldest (and most widely circulating) English-language journal in the field.
Review essays and book reviews on new publications in the field are also included. Since its inception in 1912, Isis has featured scholarly articles, research notes and commentary on the history of science, medicine, and technology, and their cultural influences. Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website.
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