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Tanning to endpapers. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket has 1 small tears - (~1cm). Browning to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Minor bump to base of spine. ; Looks at the question of the influence of religion and philosophy on the Imperial historian. ; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XXII [Vol. 22]; Vol. 22; 139 pages
Faint creasingn to corners. Tiny chip to upper edge. Tear to upper corner (3 cm) of half-title. Scholar's name to ffep (J. F. Drinkwater). ; Bibliothèque De La Faculté De Philosophie Et Lettres De L'Université De Liège; 378 pages
Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 1 corner very lightly bumped. ; Frontispiece, 29 pls (43 ill. ) 1 folding plan. ; 104 pages
Spine mildly sunned. Light edgewear to wraps with a few small chips. Light Creasing to top corners of wraps. ; En Francais. ; 396 pages
Scholar's name to inner cover (Cedric Boulter). Endpapers browned. Spine has minor dampstaining and colour loss. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 316 pages
Former owner's name stamped to ffep and titlepage (James Fitton). Minor shelfwear. Pencil notes to about 10 pages of text. ; Greek Text with Latin introduction. Xlvi, 202 Joannes Laurentius Lydus was an early Byzantine administrator and writer on antiquarian subjects. During his retirement he occupied himself in the compilation of works on the antiquities of Rome, three of which have been preserved. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 183 pages
Faint rubbing to titlepage. DJ has light creasing along upper edge. ; While the Olympics, because of their modern revival, enjoy the greatest fame today, in ancient Greece other religious festivals were equally elaborate and impressive spectacles. The lavishly illustrated Goddess and Polis is the first work devoted to the Panathenaia, the most significant of these festivals to be held in ancient Athens. Founded in 566 B. C. , this complex ritual performed for the goddess Athena vied with other Greek festivals in grandeur and importance and was particularly distinguished by the works of art commissioned in its service. Among these were the painted vases known as Panathenaic amphoras, each of which contained forty liters of olive oil, awarded to athletic and equestrian victors. The contests depicted on these vases are the best extant illustrations of Greek sport. Although women were excluded from the competitions, they had an important role to play in the weaving of the peplos, an elaborate textile that took nine months to produce. The culmination of the festival was a long procession bearing this new robe to the cult statue of the goddess; the procession in turn was the subject of another great work of art, the Parthenon frieze. Combining art, spectacle, and civic consciousness, the Panathenaia contributed to the development of the high classical style of Periklean Athens. This book deals with every aspect of the festival and produces a vivid portrait of the worship of the patron goddess of the city. Essays by eminent classical scholars examine in depth the musical and poetic competitions, the athletic and equestrian contests, the peplos, and the evolving image of Athena as documented in sculpture from the Acropolis. Jenifer Neils, the curator of the exhibition Goddess and Polis, held at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, has contributed an introduction to the Panathenaia, an essay on the prize amphoras, and detailed entries for the seventy objects exhibited.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 232 pages
Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Faint foxing to front wrap. ; Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity 48; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; 228 pages
Very Minor Shelfwear. Else fine. ; 272 pages; The Myth of Orpheus, shaman and teacher, musician and lover, is the subject of this study. Contents: Orpheus of Virgil and Ovid: flebile nescio quid. W. S. Anderson; Songs of Orpheus and the New song of Christ (Eleanor Irwin) ; Sparagmos: Orpheus among the Chrisitians (Patricia Vicari) ; Orpheus and Ficino (Warden) ; Myth of Orpheus in Italian Renaissance Art, 1400-1600 (Scavizzi) ; Orfeo and Euridice, the first two operas (Timothy J. McGee) ; Orpheus and the Devil in Calderon's El Divino Orfeo c. 1634 (Pedro Leon) ; Triumph of Art, of Death: Orpheus in Spenser and Milton (Vicari).
Minor Shelfwear. Faint foxing to top of textblock. Else fine. ; 272 pages; The Myth of Orpheus, shaman and teacher, musician and lover, is the subject of this study. Contents: Orpheus of Virgil and Ovid: flebile nescio quid. W. S. Anderson; Songs of Orpheus and the New song of Christ (Eleanor Irwin) ; Sparagmos: Orpheus among the Chrisitians (Patricia Vicari) ; Orpheus and Ficino (Warden) ; Myth of Orpheus in Italian Renaissance Art, 1400-1600 (Scavizzi) ; Orfeo and Euridice, the first two operas (Timothy J. McGee) ; Orpheus and the Devil in Calderon's El Divino Orfeo c. 1634 (Pedro Leon) ; Triumph of Art, of Death: Orpheus in Spenser and Milton (Vicari).
Light browning to wraps. ; Includes 48 plates. ; 137 pages
Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Five of the nine essays in this volume concern the Roman Republic and Empire. Pagan Priests opens with Mary Beard's "Priesthood in the Roman Republic", followed by John North's "Diviners and Divination in Rome" (also Republican in focus). Three pieces by Richard Gordon on Roman Imperial religion close the work: "From Republic to Principate: Priesthood, Religion and Ideology"; "The Veil of Power: Emperors, Sacrificers and Benefactors"; and "Religion in the Roman Empire: The Civic Compromise and its Limits". Classical Athens, Ptolemaic Memphis, the Babylonian priesthood and Mycenaean Pylos each receive one chapter, sandwiched between the Roman bits. ; 9.75 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 266 pages
Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Five of the nine essays in this volume concern the Roman Republic and Empire. Pagan Priests opens with Mary Beard's "Priesthood in the Roman Republic", followed by John North's "Diviners and Divination in Rome" (also Republican in focus). Three pieces by Richard Gordon on Roman Imperial religion close the work: "From Republic to Principate: Priesthood, Religion and Ideology"; "The Veil of Power: Emperors, Sacrificers and Benefactors"; and "Religion in the Roman Empire: The Civic Compromise and its Limits". Classical Athens, Ptolemaic Memphis, the Babylonian priesthood and Mycenaean Pylos each receive one chapter, sandwiched between the Roman bits. ; 9.75 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 266 pages
Minor shelfwear to boards. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. ; Contents: Previous Work on the Hymn-Cycles; The subject-matter of the Hymn-Cycles; The Goal of the Departed Spirit and the Identity of the Saviour; The Manuscripts; The Reconstruction of the Text; Some Remarks on Authorship and Style; Versification; The Texts: List of Fragments; Huwidagman; Angad Rosnan; The Unidentified Fragments; Additional Note on the Manuscripts. ; London Oriental Series Volume 3; 199 pages; Includes 4 photographic plates of the manuscripts at end.
Very light edgewear along top of DJ. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 316 pages
Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Minor shelfwear. ; Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity 13; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 310 pages
Light rubbing. Minor shelfwear to book. ; Boreas, Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations 24; 10.2 X 7.4 X 0.4 inches; 204 pages
Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Drawings; 9.8 X 7.5 X 0.8 inches; 224 pages
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. There is no other damage to the book. ; Looks at Vedic and Buddhist rituals. ; Numen Book Series XLV; 208 pages
Very minor edgewear to wraps. ; Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae Vol. XX; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 250 pages
Top corners creased. Very light rubbing. ; Contents: tullia Linders: Sacred finances; Signe Isager: Sacred animals in Classical and Hellenistic Greece; Jacques Tréheux: l'unité de pesée et l'unité de compte des hiéropes à Délos; Carmine Ampolo: Economics of the sanctuaries in southern Italy and Sicily; Robin Hägg: Sanctuaries and workshops in Bronze Age Aegean; Christina Risberg: Metal working in Greek Sanctuaries; Ingrid Strom: Obeloi of pre- and proto-monetary value in the Greek Sanctuaries; Michael Vickers: metrology of gold and silver plate in Classical Greece; Cecilia Beer: Ethnic diversity and financial differentiation in Cypriote sanctuaries; Sara B. Aleshire: economics of dedication at the Athenian Asklepieion. ; Boreas, Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations 21; 99 pages
Light rubbing. Minor creasing to book. ; Contents: tullia Linders: Sacred finances; Signe Isager: Sacred animals in Classical and Hellenistic Greece; Jacques Tréheux: l'unité de pesée et l'unité de compte des hiéropes à Délos; Carmine Ampolo: Economics of the sanctuaries in southern Italy and Sicily; Robin Hägg: Sanctuaries and workshops in Bronze Age Aegean; Christina Risberg: Metal working in Greek Sanctuaries; Ingrid Strom: Obeloi of pre- and proto-monetary value in the Greek Sanctuaries; Michael Vickers: metrology of gold and silver plate in Classical Greece; Cecilia Beer: Ethnic diversity and financial differentiation in Cypriote sanctuaries; Sara B. Aleshire: economics of dedication at the Athenian Asklepieion. ; Boreas, Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations 21; 99 pages
Faint staining to lower section of front inner cover and small stain (1cm) to first 2 pages. Staining to lower section of DJ (the reverse section cannot be seen unless DJ is removed). Small scratches to rear panel of DJ. ; Routledge Classical Monographs; 288 pages; Valerius Maximus was an indefatigable collector of historical anecdotes illustrating vice and virtue. His Memorable Deeds and Sayings are unparalleled as a source for the opinions of Romans in the early empire on a vast range of subjects. Mueller focuses on what Valerius can tell us about contemporary Roman attitudes to religion, attacking several orthodoxies along the way. He argues that Roman religion could be deeply emotional. That it was possible to believe passionately in the divinity of the emperor - even when, like Tiberius, he was still alive - and that Rome's gods and religious rituals had an important role in fostering conventional morality. The study further explores elements of ancient rhetoric, Roman historiography, and Tiberian Rome. The fact that Valerius was a contemporary of Jesus means his work is also valuable in reflecting the attitudes and beliefs of the ruling class to which Christ and his followers were politically subject, and which formed the background to the growth and persecution of Christianity.
Faint yellowing to DJ. Very minor shelfwear to DJ. ; 10.6 X 7.9 X 1.0 inches; 264 pages
Pages unopened. Light foxing. Paper wrappers are tattered, chipped and torn with pieces missing from base of spine and rear upper corner. Endpapers browned. Internally VG. ; Bibliothèque De L’école Des Hautes Études XXXI; Vol. 3; 470 pages