Books in the The Archimedes Palimpsest 2 Volume Set series

The Archimedes Palimpsest is the world's greatest palimpsest, containing two unique treatises by Archimedes, previously unknown speeches by Hyperides and a commentary on Aristotle's Categories. This volume contains a complete set of colour images and facing-page transcriptions of the most important manuscripts that constitute the Palimpsest.

The result of a trailblazing project to recover lost texts from the ancient world, this book describes the discovery and recovery of erased texts in the Archimedes Palimpsest, the unique source for two treatises by Archimedes, lost speeches by the Athenian orator Hyperides and a commentary on Aristotle's Categories.