Scrinium Classical Antiquity

WHALLON, W., Formula, Character, and context. Studies in Homeric, Old English, and Old Testament Poetry. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, 1969. XIII,225p. Original cloth with dust wrps. Nice copy. 'The later chapters make fascinating reading to the Homerist. By avoiding lofty generalities and addressing itself to specific questions this collection of papers makes a study in comparative literature of exceptional interest and value.' (J.B. HAINSWORTH in The Classical Review (New Series), 1970, p. 71). € 29.50 (Antiquarian)

HEIDEN, S., Formulae Latine loquendi pueriles. Nachdruck der Ausgabe 1685 mit einem Nachwort con K. Weddigen. Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag, 1994. 128p. Paperback. Nice copy. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

ZEUMER, K., Formulae Merowingici et Karolini Aevi. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 820p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History. This critical edition of Merovingian and Carolingian charters was edited by the German philologist Karl Zeumer, and published in 1886. Zeumer built on the work of previous editors, most notably the French archivist, Eugène de Rozière, who published an edition in 1854. The charters are grouped by editor, beginning with the Formulae Andecavenses, a collection of sixth- and seventh-century charters first edited in the seventeenth century by the French Benedictine monk, Mabillon. A former student of classical philology at the universities of Göttingen and Leipzig, Zeumer joined the Monumenta Germaniae Historica project in 1875. This series of published primary sources, which continues to this day, used historical scholarship to buttress the growing Romantic nationalism of the nineteenth century. Zeumer received his Ph.D. from Göttingen in 1877, and in 1886 he received an honorary degree from the University of Heidelberg, where he began teaching as a lecturer the following year. (Publisher's information). € 80.10 (New) (MD)

MEYER, E., Forschungen zur Alten Geschichte: Volume 1, Zur Älteren Griechischen Geschichte. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 340p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. The German historian Eduard Meyer's two-volume work on ancient history was first published in 1892–1899. More than any other historian of his time Meyer (1855–1930) insisted on considering world history as a whole, even in the classical period, rather than adopting the traditional subdivision into Roman, Greek and Oriental categories. He was also convinced that a combination of philological and historical approaches was needed for an accurate interpretation of history. In Volume 1 (1892) Meyer gives a thorough account of the Pelasgian people in places such as Attica, the island of Lemnos and Thessaly. He also develops a theoretical framework within which to interpret the question of the history of the Pelasgians and the origin of the Ionians. Meyer pays particular attention to the chronology of the work of the Greek historian Herodotus, placing it in the more general context of Greek historiography and chronology. (Publisher's information). € 35.18 (New) (MD)

MEYER, E., Forschungen zur Alten Geschichte: Volume 2, Zur Geschichte des Fünften Jahrhunderts v. Chr.. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 568p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. The German historian Eduard Meyer's two-volume work on ancient history was first published in 1892–1899. More than any other historian of his time Meyer (1855–1930) insisted on considering world history as a whole, even in the classical period, rather than adopting the traditional subdivision into Roman, Greek and Oriental categories. He was also convinced that a combination of philological and historical approaches was needed for an accurate interpretation of history. In Volume 2 (1899) Meyer focuses almost entirely on Greek history of the fifth century BCE, except for some discussion of the governments of the Persian and Spartan kings. Meyer traces the biography of the statesman Cimon, accounts for the history of Attica and evaluates the historical value of Thucydides' work. A remarkable feature of this volume is Meyer's almost constant dialogue with the findings and publications of other scholars working within the field. (Publisher's information). € 50.97 (New) (MD)

THOMSON, G., Forschungen zur altgriechischen Gesellschaft. Band I. Frühgeschichte Griechenlands und der Ägäis. Band II. Die ersten Philosophen. (Translated from the English). Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1960/61. 2 vols. XIV,561;XVI,317p. ills. Cloth wrps. Library marks on cover and first pages. € 47.50 (Antiquarian)

VRIES, J. de, Forschungsgeschichte der Mythologie. Karl Alber, Freiburg/München, 1961. IX,382p. Cloth wrps. Small library marks on wrps and first pages. € 36.50 (Antiquarian)

CAESAR, Fortissimae sunt Belgae. La Campagne de Belgique. Ed. E. Liénard. Office de Publicité, Brussels, 1957. 4th ed. 104p. ills. Sewn. Series: Collections Lebègue & Nationale, 2. € 12.00 (Antiquarian)

MIANO, D., Fortuna. Deity and Concept in Archaic and Republican Italy. Oxford University Press, 2018. 258p. Hardback. Throughout, the argument is carefully made. Miano announces his aims and recaps his conclusions, providing a cautious and conscientious overview of the often scarce and complex material [...] The conceptual approach allows for a fresh look at material that has suffered much from unproven essentialist theories, which sought to pin Fortuna down as a Mediterranean Mother or fertility goddess, or the avatar of Queen Tanaquil, or a Phoenician, Etruscan, Indo-European deity. The renunciation of such approaches makes this book an important new study of the subject. Bryn Mawr Classical Review |a 17/12/2018 (Publisher's information). € 123.65 (New) (MD)

HUPPERTS, Ch., E. JANS, (eds.), Fortuna. Taal en cultuur van de Romeinen. Lesboek deel 1. Werkboek deel 1. Lesboek deel 2. Werkboek deel 2. Tekstboek deel 3: Romeinse literatuur. Hulpboek deel 3A. Hulpboek deel 3 B. Leerboek deel 4: Latijnse grammatica. Eisma, Leeuwarden, 1998/97/99/99. 8 vols. Richly ills. Different (original) bindings. Hard bound / ring binding / paperback. Nice copy. Requires extra shipping costs: weight including packing > 5 Kg. € 115.00 (Antiquarian)