Scrinium Classical Antiquity

IRIBARREN, I., Durandus of St Pourcain. A Dominican Theologian in the Shadow of Aquinas. Oxford University Press, 2005. 326p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Theological Monographs. This book achieves something of a tour-de-force in balancing accessibility to a wider readership with respect for the innate complexity and refinement of the arguments with which it deals. G.R. Evans, The Journal of Theological Studies April 2006 (Publisher's information). € 210.61 (New) (MD)

IRIGARAY, L., De spiegel van de andere kant. Vragen. Vertaling: J. Buntinx, A. Classens, A. Manschot Vinceno, R. Weber. Virginia, n.p., 1981. 63p. Sewn. Cover a bit grimy. € 8.00 (Antiquarian)

IRMSCHER, J. (ed.), Lexikon der Antike. Gondrom Verlag, Leipzig, 1986. 7th. ed. 639p. ills.(54p.). Cloth wrps. Yellowed. € 24.00 (Antiquarian)

IRMSCHER, J., Götterzorn bei Homer. Otto Harrassowitz, Leipzig, 1950. 96p. Sewn. Head spine little bit damaged. Yellowed. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

IRVINE, M., The Making of Textual Culture. Cambridge University Press, 2006. 628p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 19. This is the a major study of the cultural work performed by grammatica, the central discipline concerned with literacy, language, interpretation and literature in medieval society. Grammatica was, with all aspects of Latin literary text, its language, meaning and value. Martin Irvine demonstrates that grammatica, though the first of the liberal arts, was not simply one discipline among many: it had an essentially constitutive function, defining language, meaning and texts for other medieval disciplines. Martin Irvine draws together several aspects of medieval culture - literary theory, the nature of literacy, education, biblical interpretation, the literary canon and linguistic thought - in order to disclose the more far-reaching social effect of grammatica, chief of which was the making of textual culture in the medieval West. (Publisher's information). € 54.61 (New) (MD)

IRVINE, M., The Making of Textual Culture. Cambridge University Press, 1994. 628p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 19. This is the a major study of the cultural work performed by grammatica, the central discipline concerned with literacy, language, interpretation and literature in medieval society. Grammatica was, with all aspects of Latin literary text, its language, meaning and value. Martin Irvine demonstrates that grammatica, though the first of the liberal arts, was not simply one discipline among many: it had an essentially constitutive function, defining language, meaning and texts for other medieval disciplines. Martin Irvine draws together several aspects of medieval culture - literary theory, the nature of literacy, education, biblical interpretation, the literary canon and linguistic thought - in order to disclose the more far-reaching social effect of grammatica, chief of which was the making of textual culture in the medieval West. (Publisher's information). € 242.76 (New) (MD)

IRVINE, S., Alfredian Prologues and Epilogues. Oxford University Press, 2023. 320p. Hardback. € 176.64 (New)

IRVINE, W. B., Aha!. The Moments of Insight that Shape Our World. Oxford University Press, 2015. 376p. Hardback. Though the subject is complex and difficult at times, Irvine writes with clarity, erudition and, yes, insight, as he draws on a wide range of examples, both modern and historical. Fascinating and instructive. Fortean Times 01/07/2015 (Publisher's information). € 27.16 (New) (TO)

IRVINE, W. B., On Desire. Why We Want What We Want. Oxford University Press, 2007. 336p. Paperback. € 17.65 (New) (MD)

IRVINE, W. B., A Guide to the Good Life. The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. Oxford University Press, 2009. 336p. Hardback. regardless of what one thinks of Stoicism, one can still applaud a book that seeks to breathe new life into the idea of philosophy as a reflection on and practical guide to the way we live. Emrys Westacott, The Philosopher's Magazine 20/08/2012 (Publisher's information). € 20.37 (New) (MD)