Scrinium Classical Antiquity

PAASSEN, C.R. van, Platon in den Augen der Zeitgenossen. Westdeutscher Verlag, Köln / Opladen, 1960. 44p. Sewn. signature on title page. Series: Arbeitsgemeinschaft füur Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Heft 89. € 8.00 (Antiquarian)

PACK, R.A., The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1952. 105p. Cloth. Pen annotations in margins and on last free endpapers. Notae Doveris.'The principles followed in presenting the material are excellent. Identified fragments are placed under the names of their authors, in an alphabetic arrangement, Latin separately form Greek; the adespota are given later, classified according to their nature (...). The utility of the volume will be great. Not only is it an invaluable help to finding what literary texts we owe to papyrology, but it furnishes a statistical guide to the culture of Graeco-Roman Egypt in so far as archaeological discoveries can serve that purpose.' (H.I. BELL in The Classical Review (New Series), 1954, p.123). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 27.50 (Antiquarian)

PACK, R.A., The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1952. 105p. Cloth. Cover a bit stained.'The principles followed in presenting the material are excellent. Identified fragments are placed under the names of their authors, in an alphabetic arrangement, Latin separately form Greek; the adespota are given later, classified according to their nature (...). The utility of the volume will be great. Not only is it an invaluable help to finding what literary texts we owe to papyrology, but it furnishes a statistical guide to the culture of Graeco-Roman Egypt in so far as archaeological discoveries can serve that purpose.' (H.I. BELL in The Classical Review (New Series), 1954, p.123). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 27.50 (Antiquarian)

PADBERG, L.E. von, Christianisierung im Mittelalter. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 2006. 176p. Richly ills. Hard bound. € 19.50 (Antiquarian)

PAEPE, N. De, Grondige studie van een Middelnederlandse auteur: HADEWIJCH, Strofische Gedichten. Together with: HADEWIJCH: Strofische Gedichten. Een keuze. Uitgelezen door N. De Paepe. Wetenschappelijke Uitgeverij en Boekhandel Story-Scientia, Gent/Leuven, 1978. 4th ed. 2 vols. 94,40p. Sewn. € 20.50 (Antiquarian)

PAGANELLI, L. Euripidis Cyclopem. Cum apparatu critico edidit L. Paganelli. Editrice Club, Bologna, 1981. 63p. Sewn. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

PAGE, D., The Homeric Odyssey. The Mary Flexner Lectures delivered at Bryn Mawr College Pennsylvania. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1966. Reprint 1st ed.1955. VI,186p. Cloth wrps. With signature from Prof. W.G. Arnott on free endpaper. Nice copy.'His case merits careful attention, and deserves to be recognized as shedding new and conclusive light upon one very important section of the Homeric problem. It must, however, be premised that Professor Page has set himself in the first instance to answer a question which no longer has any real meaning, namely whether the Odyssey was composed by a single author of by a number of auhtors.' (J.A. DAVISON in The Classical Review (New Series), p.209). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 37.50 (Antiquarian)

PAGE, D., Sappho and Alcaeus. An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Lesbian Poetry. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1955. IX,340p. Cloth wrps. Wrps bit worn. Pencil annotation from WGA on p.301. With initials from Prof. W.G. Arnott on free endpaper. Page's book on Sappho and Alcaeus is a companion to 'Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta', and it is advisable that those who read Page's book should have P.L.F. at their elbow for reference; thanks however, to the full concordances which Page provides in his first index, readers should be able to follow his arguments fairly well if they have access to Diehl and Bergk. Part i is devoted to Sappho (pp.3-146), and is divided into two sections. The first (3-109) deals with twelve poems, covering practically all the poems by Sappho of which it is possible to gain any coherent idea. Each of these poems is dealt with in the same way: first the text is set out (...), and then we have a translation, a commentary on points of detail, and a more general interpretation (...). These detailed studies are followed by a second section (110-146) on 'The contents and Character of Sappho's Poetry', in which Page discusses such matters as the number of books intro which the Alexandrian edition of Sappho's works was divided and the distribution of the poems among the books (...) the parts played by the gods (especially Aphrodite) and by heroes and heroines in Sappho's poetry (...). And though it remains true that de gustibus non disputandum, yet it must be said that few lovers of poetry are likely to be satisfied with Page's views of Sappho as a poet. (...) It is a relief to turn (...) to the calm and scholarly atmosphere of Part ii (147-317), in which he deals with the non-political poems of Alcaeus. His account of the historical background (both political and literary) of Alcaeus' works is certain to be recognized as a most important contribution to our knowledge of that hitherto all but unknown period (...). Our gratitude to Professor Page for his masterly treatment of Alcaeus may be allowed to compensate for our doubts about his views on Sappho.' (J.A. DAVISON in The Classical Review (New Series), 1957, pp.21-23). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 45.00 (Antiquarian)

PAGE, D., Sappho and Alcaeus. An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Lesbian Poetry. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1970. Photomechanical reprint 1st ed.1955. IX,340p. Original burgundy cloth. Spine gilt titled. Head and tail spine a tiny bit bumped. Ex libris glued to paste-down endpaper. Pages a little bit yellowed. Page's book on Sappho and Alcaeus is a companion to 'Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta', and it is advisable that those who read Page's book should have P.L.F. at their elbow for reference; thanks however, to the full concordances which Page provides in his first index, readers should be able to follow his arguments fairly well if they have access to Diehl and Bergk. Part i is devoted to Sappho (pp.3-146), and is divided into two sections. The first (3-109) deals with twelve poems, covering practically all the poems by Sappho of which it is possible to gain any coherent idea. Each of these poems is dealt with in the same way: first the text is set out (...), and then we have a translation, a commentary on points of detail, and a more general interpretation (...). These detailed studies are followed by a second section (110-146) on 'The contents and Character of Sappho's Poetry', in which Page discusses such matters as the number of books intro which the Alexandrian edition of Sappho's works was divided and the distribution of the poems among the books (...) the parts played by the gods (especially Aphrodite) and by heroes and heroines in Sappho's poetry (...). And though it remains true that de gustibus non disputandum, yet it must be said that few lovers of poetry are likely to be satisfied with Page's views of Sappho as a poet. (...) It is a relief to turn (...) to the calm and scholarly atmosphere of Part ii (147-317), in which he deals with the non-political poems of Alcaeus. His account of the historical background (both political and literary) of Alcaeus' works is certain to be recognized as a most important contribution to our knowledge of that hitherto all but unknown period (...). Our gratitude to Professor Page for his masterly treatment of Alcaeus may be allowed to compensate for our doubts about his views on Sappho.' (J.A. DAVISON in The Classical Review (New Series), 1957, pp.21-23). € 30.00 (Antiquarian)

PAGEL, W., Paracelse. Introduction à la médecine philosophique de la Renaissance. Arthaud, n.p., 1963. 403p. ills.(B&W line drawings). Paperback with dust wrps. Head spine a little bit worn and repaired with adhesive tape. Small tear in free endpaper. Pages a bit yellowed due to paper quality. Series: Collection Signe des Temps XX. Translated by Michel Deutsch. ‘Si un livre mérite de se trouver non seulement entre les mains de tout médecin cultivé, mais aussi dans la bibliothèque de l’humaniste d’aujourd’hui, c’est bien cet ouvrage sur Paracelse.’ (CHRISTIAN DEDET in Esprit, 1965, p.595). From the library of Professor Carl Deroux. € 22.50 (Antiquarian)