In the 1870s, Heinrich Dressel began working on the inscriptions on the amphora found in Rome within the scope of the CIL's systematic categorization of all ancient Latin inscriptions. His studies still form the valid foundations of the now internationally thriving amphora studies. The archival holdings of the CIL presented in this volume show how this knowledge formed and how innovatively Dressel worked.

Ulrike Ehmig, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany.