Scrinium Classical Antiquity

DENTON, J. H., Robert Winchelsey and the Crown 1294–1313: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2002. 352p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third Series, 14. This is the first detailed study of the career of one of the most important medieval archbishops of Canterbury. Robert Winchelsey sought to defend ecclesiastical rights and liberties at a time when the English Church was under constant pressure from the king and his government, and he suffered suspension from office as a result of his opposition to Edward I. The theme of the book is the relationship of this learned and saintly archbishop with the Crown during the last troubled years of Edward I's reign and the first equally troubled years of Edward II's reign. (Publisher's information). € 49.75 (New) (MD)

DEFOE, D., Robinson Crusoeus. Latine scripsit F.J. Goffaux. Editio nova, cuui accedunt annotationes. Apud Geo. Wilson, Londini, 1820. VIII,232p. Brown embossed leather bound. Neat gilded floral guirlande to edges cover. Marbled edges. Spine gilt titled. Reading ribbon. Front book plate a bit cracked. Contemporary ex libris glued to inside front book plate. Attractive copy. 'It has long affored just ground of complaint that the first steps in Roman literature are in no common degree wearisome and dull. This arises in a great measure from the difficulty or total absence of amusement, in the authors first put into the hands of youth; for it must be confessed, that boys are rarely , if ever, found to be attracted by the story of their author. It was thought that a work in the Latin language, which, while it demanded attention and exactness, should at the same time, attract and insensibly excite by its matter, would not be unacceptable in the present day. No work seemed more adapted to his purpose than Defoe's Hisotry of robinson Crusoe. This, though too long in its original form to follow literally, the author has translated, leaving out chiefly the digressions, which in truth form no part of the story, and retaining the most intersting facts. This little history was the more readily selected, as the sentiments throughout are pious, and the whole interspersed with maxims and sentences conducing to sobriety and virtue. These are the motives which have led to the publication of this trifle, and for which no other excuse can be assigned, than a desire to promote the welfare of youth. It has been the author's wish to adapt his style to the subject, and as far as could be done, insulcate the rules of grammar in language at once simple and pleasing. How far he has accomplished his purpose must be left to the judgment of those who may favour his work with a perusal; at the same time he wishes them to bear in mind the object for which it was untertaken. (...) The few explanations he has given, will, he hopes likewise, to this class readers, occasionally save a reference to the dictionary, since little pleasure can be derived from the perusal of any work where the thread of the story is perpetually broken. He has been most anxious indeed to remove every obstacle which might in the least degree impede the progress, or damp the pleasure of a youth entering on such a course of reading.' (The author's preface, pp.V-VIII). € 175.00 (Antiquarian)

COAKLEY, J. F., Robinson's Paradigms and Exercises in Syriac Grammar. Oxford University Press, 2013. 6th edition. 192p. Paperback. a touchstone for all English-speaking learners of Syriac during the past century ... To Coakley's great credit, he continues to find ways to improve the book for a new generation of students without drastically changing its tried and tested format ... run, do not walk, to buy Coakley's sixth edition ... [it] is a venerable and compelling textbook and should have a place in every university library as well as on the shelf of every Syriacist. Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies |a 30/11/15 (Publisher's information). € 43.47 (New) (MD)

WIELENBERG, E. J., Robust Ethics. The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Godless Normative Realism. Oxford University Press, 2014. 216p. Hardback. [E]ven those who doubt its conclusions must acknowledge that Wielenberg's book is excellent. His writing is extremely accessible, engaging, witty, and clear, he develops various fascinating novel arguments, and skilfully links analytic reflections with the consideration of empirical data. Thomas Polzler, Ethical Perspectives |a 15/09/2015 (Publisher's information). € 95.11 (New) (MD)

WIELENBERG, E. J., Robust Ethics. The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Godless Normative Realism. Oxford University Press, 2017. 216p. Paperback. [E]ven those who doubt its conclusions must acknowledge that Wielenberg's book is excellent. His writing is extremely accessible, engaging, witty, and clear, he develops various fascinating novel arguments, and skilfully links analytic reflections with the consideration of empirical data. Thomas Polzler, Ethical Perspectives (Publisher's information). € 35.99 (New) (MD)

POWER, A., Roger Bacon and the Defence of Christendom: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2012. 312p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, 84. The English Franciscan Roger Bacon (c.1214–92) holds a controversial but important position in the development of modern science. He has been portrayed as an isolated figure, at odds with his influential order and ultimately condemned by it. This major study, the first in English for nearly sixty years, offers a provocative new interpretation of both Bacon and his environment. Amanda Power argues that his famous writings for the papal curia were the product of his critical engagement with the objectives of the Franciscan order and the reform agenda of the thirteenth-century church. Fearing that the apocalypse was at hand and Christians unprepared, Bacon explored radical methods for defending, renewing and promulgating the faith within Christendom and beyond. Read in this light, his work indicates the breadth of imagination possible in a time of expanding geographical and intellectual horizons. (Publisher's information). € 91.03 (New) (MD)

POWER, A., Roger Bacon and the Defence of Christendom: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2015. 314p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, 84. The English Franciscan Roger Bacon (c.1214–92) holds a controversial but important position in the development of modern science. He has been portrayed as an isolated figure, at odds with his influential order and ultimately condemned by it. This major study, the first in English for nearly sixty years, offers a provocative new interpretation of both Bacon and his environment. Amanda Power argues that his famous writings for the papal curia were the product of his critical engagement with the objectives of the Franciscan order and the reform agenda of the thirteenth-century church. Fearing that the apocalypse was at hand and Christians unprepared, Bacon explored radical methods for defending, renewing and promulgating the faith within Christendom and beyond. Read in this light, his work indicates the breadth of imagination possible in a time of expanding geographical and intellectual horizons. (Publisher's information). € 38.83 (New) (MD)

LINDBERG, D. C., Roger Bacon and the Origins of Perspectiva in the Middle Ages. A Critical Edition and English Translation, with Introduction and Notes. Oxford University Press, 1996. 522p. Hardback. € 268.36 (New) (MD)

MALONEY, T. S., Roger Bacon. A Compendium of the Study of Philosophy. Oxford University Press, 2018. 200p. Hardback. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. € 95.11 (New)

HALL, M. D., Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic. Oxford University Press, 2012. 240p. Hardback. We have a book on Roger Sherman that religious and revolutionary historians should find useful. Robert E. Crazy, Montclair State University, Journal of Church and State |a 11/12/2019 (Publisher's information). € 82.88 (New) (MD)