Scrinium Classical Antiquity

BYRNE, A., Otherworlds. Fantasy and History in Medieval Literature. Oxford University Press, 2015. 226p. Hardback. A model of interdisciplinary Celtic studies, this book shows that the Celtic literature of the Insular world just might help with questions that cannot be answered by recourse to English, French, or Latin literature alone. Engaging, well-written, and adventurous, Byrne's Otherworldswill become the new starting point for scholarship on the otherworld in medieval Insular literature. Joshua Byron Smith, Speculum |a 15/01/2020 (Publisher's information). € 142.67 (New) (MD)

BYRNE, A., Otherworlds. Fantasy and History in Medieval Literature. Oxford University Press, 2019. 224p. Paperback. The conclusion makes a succinct argument for transformative power of literature, a fitting end to a bracing book. Medium Aevum 01/11/2018 |a 18/01/2019 (Publisher's information). € 44.15 (New)

BYRNE, O., The first Six Books of The Elements of Euclid. In which Coloured Diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners. Together with: W. OECHSLIN: Essay (English-German-French). Taschen, Köln, 2010. Facsimile 1st ed.,1847, with new introductionary volume. 2 vols.XXIX,268; 95p. Richly ills.(full colour). Cloth/paperback, together in ornamental cloth box. € 125.00 (Antiquarian)

BYRNE, P., The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III. Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family. Oxford University Press, 2012. 464p. Paperback. € 34.63 (New)

BYRNE, P., The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III. Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family. Oxford University Press, 2010. 452p. Hardback. i The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III r deserves to be widely read. It is comprehensive as a biography; satisfactory as an introduction to Everettian Quantum Mechanics; illuminating as a study in the psychology of physicists and of operations researchers; and engaging as a human story. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in quantum theory. Alastair Wilson, Metascience (Publisher's information). € 64.53 (New) (MD)

BYRNE, S., Tony Harrison and the Classics. Oxford University Press, 2022. 338p. Hardback. Series: Classical Presences. Byrne asserts that 'Harrison's work remains current, and Harrison himself remains news'... Anja Muller-Wood, Classical Review Apr 2023 |a 21/04/2023 (Publisher's information). € 110.06 (New)

BYRNE, S.N., E.P. CUEVA, and J. ALVARES, (eds.), Authors, Authority, and Interpreters in the Ancient Novel. Essays in Honor of G.L. Schmeling. Barkhuis Publishing / University Library, Groningen, 2006. XXV,356p. Bound. Series: Ancient Narrative. Supplementum 5. Nice copy. A.o.: J. ALVARES: Reading Longus' 'Daphnis and Chloe' and Achilles Tatius' 'Leucippe and Clitophon' in Counterpoint (pp.1-34); B. BALDWIN: Gareth and Me: A Petronian Pilgrimage (pp.34-47); S.N. BYRNE: Petronius and Maecenas: Seneca's Calculated Criticism (pp.83-112); M.P. FUTRE PINHEIRO: Utopia and Utopias: a Study on a Literary Genre in Antiquity (pp.147-172); St. PANAYOTAKIS: The Logic of Inconsistency: Apollonius of Tyre and The Thirty-Days' Period of Grace (pp.211-227); G. SANDY: Two Renaissance Readers of Apuleius: Filippo Beroaldo and Henri de Mesmes (pp.239-274); M. ZIMMERMAN: Awe and Opposition: the Ambivalent Presence of Lucretius in Apuleius' 'Metamorphoses' (pp.317-340). € 65.00 (Antiquarian)

BYVANCK, A.W., Byzantijnsche Kunst. Van Konstantijn den Groote tot Mohammed den Veroveraar 330-1453. Paris, Amsterdam, 1930. 92,39p. ills. Cloth. Remains of library indications. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

BYVANCK, A.W., Nederland in den Romeinschen tijd. Brill, Leiden, 1945. 3rd ed. 2 vols. 742p. ills. Half cloth. Yellowed. € 22.50 (Antiquarian)

BYVANCK, A.W., Excerpta Romana. De bronnen der Romeinsche geschiedenis van Nederland. Eerste deel. Eerste afdeeling: Teksten. Tweede Deel. Tweede afdeeling: Inscripties. Derde Deel. Derde afdeeling: Overblijfselen der Romeinsche geschaving. Aanvullingen. Registers. Martinus Nijhoff, 's-Gravenhage, 1931/35/47. 3 vols. XVIII,590,folding map;VII,583;XXIX,407p. Original green cloth. Initials stamp, date and personal library mark on free endpaer. Vol.2: a few pen underlinings from p.436-444, and a few pen annotations on p.582. Series: Rijksgeschiedkundige Publicatiën, 73,81,89. Requires extra shipping costs: weight including packing from 5 - 10 Kg. € 550.00 (Antiquarian)