Scrinium Classical Antiquity

DELBRüCK, B., Vergleichende Syntax der indogermanischen Sprachen: Volume 2, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 586p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Karl Brugmann originally intended to include a volume on syntax in his comparative grammar of Indo-European, but as that ambitious project expanded, he and his publisher enlisted Berthold Delbrück (1842–1922) to take on the treatment of syntax. Delbrück's three volumes on inflection and phrase and sentence structure appeared between 1893 and 1900 and remain the fullest treatment of Indo-European syntax to this day. His second volume, published in 1897, is devoted to the verb. Delbrück, while referring to work by other linguists, largely relies on his own research. He pays particular attention to Greek and Sanskrit, but also discusses other sub-families including Germanic, Italic and Slavic. The volume provides thorough coverage of tense, mood, infinitives and participles. (Publisher's information). € 50.97 (New) (MD)

DELBRüCK, B., Vergleichende Syntax der indogermanischen Sprachen: Volume 3, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 636p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Karl Brugmann originally intended to include a volume on syntax in his comparative grammar of Indo-European, but as that ambitious project expanded, he and his publisher enlisted Berthold Delbrück (1842–1922) to take on the treatment of syntax. Delbrück's three volumes on inflection and phrase and sentence structure appeared between 1893 and 1900 and remain the fullest treatment of Indo-European syntax to this day. In this final volume, Delbrück again explains that he has not treated the full range of Indo-European languages, nor tried to explain how the attested forms and usages arose. Even so, Delbrück marshalls an impressive range of material as he discusses a comprehensive range of structures from apposition and simple questions to complex sentences involving co-ordination and subordination. The volume ends with thorough indexes of words (100 pages), subjects, literary references, and authors to all three volumes on syntax. (Publisher's information). € 50.97 (New) (MD)

SOMMER, F., Vergleichende Syntax der Schulsprachen (Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Griechisch, Lateinisch) mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Deutschen. Teubner, Leipzig/Berlin, 1931. 3rd ed. VIII,126p. Bound. Bit yellowed. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

SOMMER, F., Vergleichende Syntax der Schulsprachen (Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Griechisch, Lateinisch) mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Deutschen. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 1971. 5th ed. Photomechanical reprint 3rd ed.1931. 126p. Cloth. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

KÄHLER, H., Vergleichendes Wörterverzeichnis der Sichule-Sprache auf der Insel Simalur an der Westküste von Sumatra. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin, 1959. III,90p. Sewn. Head spine a bit worn. Series: Veröffentlichungen des Seminars für Indonesische und Südseesprachen der Universität Hamburg, Band 1. (Rare). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 34.50 (Antiquarian)

VATER, J. S. and RASK, R. and AHLWARDT, C. W., Vergleichungstafeln der europaïschen Stamm-Sprachen und Süd-, West- Asiatischer: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 356p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Johann Severin Vater (1771–1826) was professor of theology and Oriental languages at Halle, but his linguistic interests also included Slavonic and Native North American languages. This book, first published in 1822, was a landmark publication of the first generation of Indo-European comparative philology, and was intended as a resource for future comparative study. It includes a substantial contribution by Rasmus Rask, the influential and prolific early Danish linguist, comparing members of the 'Thracian' family of languages, as he called Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Slavonic and Germanic (including Old Norse), which he had proved to be related. Vater translated this so as to make it available to linguists who could not access the original Danish edition. In addition there are chapters on Albanian, Gaelic, and Georgian (which later research showed to be a Caucasian language), and the book includes numerous comparative tables for easy reference. (Publisher's information). € 36.40 (New) (MD)

OFFRINGA, B., (ed.), Verhalen om nooit te vergeten. Bij de feesten en gedenkdagen van het hele jaar. Meinema, Delft, 1987. 176p. Paperback. Upper edge a bit yellowed. (Rare). € 11.50 (Antiquarian)

KREISSIG, H., Verhalen uit het Oude Oosten. Holland, Haarlem, n.d.(>1976). 120p. Bound wrps. € 8.50 (Antiquarian)

VÉRITÉ ET LITTÉRATURE AU XVIIIe SIÈCLE. Mélanges rassemblés en l'honneur de Raymond Trousson. Par P. Aron, S. Basch, M. Couvreur, J. Marx, É. Van der Schueren, V. van Crugten-André. Honoré Champion, Paris, 2001. 346p. Hard bound. Series: Collques, congrès et conférences sir le Dix-huitième siècle, No 2. A.o.: P. BRUNEL: Pasiphaé et le taureau blanc (pp.43-57); H. COULET: Rousseau, Diderot, les amants et la courtisane (pp.67-77); R. DESNÉ: Autour de la lettre de Diderot à Landois (pp.101-119); T. LÁMINOT: Alexandre Dumas et Jean-Jacques Rousseau: du roman historique au roman politique (pp.163-181); J. VON STACKELBERG: Du paysafe de l'amour au paysage de l'âme: Pétrarque et Rousseau (pp.265-271); C. VOLPILHAC-AUGER: L'image de Pétrone dans la littérature et la pensée françaises, du XVIIe au XIXe siècle (pp.297-311). € 60.00 (Antiquarian)

IANSEN, S.A.P.J.H., Verkenningen in Matthijs Casteleins Const van Rhetoriken. Van Gorcum, Assen, 1971. 694p. Bound.wrps. € 31.50 (Antiquarian)