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8vo, hardcover in dj, xviii-401pp. The World of the Fullo takes a detailed look at the fullers, craftsmen who dealt with high-quality garments, of Roman Italy. Analyzing the social and economic worlds in which the fullers lived and worked, it tells the story of their economic circumstances, the way they organized their workshops, the places where they worked in the city, and their everyday lives on the shop floor and beyond. Through focusing on the lower segments of society, Flohr uses everyday work as the major organizing principle of the narrative: the volume discusses the decisions taken by those responsible for the organization of work, and how these decisions subsequently had an impact on the social lives of people carrying out the work. It emphasizes how socio-economic differences between cities resulted in fundamentally different working lives for many of their people, and that not only were economic activities shaped by Roman society, they in turn played a key role in shaping it. Using an in-depth and qualitative analysis of material remains related to economic activities, with a combined study of epigraphic and literary records, this volume portrays an insightful view of the socio-economic history of urban communities in the Roman world.
In 8, pp. VIII + 418 + 24 con 10 carte f. t. T. tl. ed. Raccolta di relazioni di viaggio quali: S. Pietroburgo e Mosca, Descrizione del Schamyl (tra Georgia e Kurdistan), il Monte Athos, L'Amazonioa e il Rio Madeira, 9 settimane in Canada, Impressioni naturalistiche in Spagna, Note geologiche in Auvergne, Le Fiji e i loro abitanti, natale in Montenegro ecc.
8vo, hardcover in dj, 320pp. Scientists, journalists, novelists, and filmmakers continue to generate narratives of contagion, stories shaped by a tradition of disease discourse that extends to early Greco-Roman literature. Lucretius, Vergil, and Ovid developed important conventions of the western plague narrative as a response to the breakdown of the Roman res publica in the mid-first century CE and the reconstitution of stabilized government under the Augustan Principate (31 BCE-14 CE): relying on the metaphoric relationship between the human body and the body politic, these authors used largely fictive representations of epidemic disease to address the collapse of the social order and suggest remedies for its recovery. Theorists such as Susan Sontag and René Girard have observed how the rhetoric of disease frequently signals social, psychological, or political pathologies, but their observations have rarely been applied to Latin literary practices. Pestilence and the Body Politic in Latin Literature explores how the origins and spread of outbreaks described by Roman writers enact a drama in which the concerns of the individual must be weighed against those of the collective, staged in an environment signalling both reversion to a pre-historic Golden Age and the devastation characteristic of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Such innovations in Latin literature have impacted representations as diverse as Carlo Coppola's paintings of a seventeenth-century outbreak of bubonic plague in Naples and Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam Trilogy. Understanding why Latin writers developed these tropes for articulating contagious disease and imbuing them with meaning for the collapse of the Roman body politic allows us to clarify what more recent disease discourses mean both for their creators and for the populations they afflict in contemporary media.
Sevilla, Imprenta de Herrera Dávila, Llera y Compañía, 1828 (y) 1829. 8vo.; 127 pp., 8 hs. (y) 160 pp. Encuadernación en piel con lomera ornada y tejuelos, de la época.
Carta geografica tratta dal Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem di Petrus Bertius, edizione latina del 1616. L'opera contiene 219 carte che illustrano questa nuova versione della geografia del Bertius, per la prima volta pubblicata nel 1612 con le carte di Barent Langenes. Le carte derivano dal grande atlante di Mercator/Hondius, delle quali molte rappresentano una semplice riduzione. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cfr. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Incisione in rame, perfette condizioni. A superior rival to the pocket Ortelius atlas appeared about 1598, under the imprint of Barent Langenes and Cornelis Claesz. Claesz also published the Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem, edition with texy by Petrus Bertius, in 1600. After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cf. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Copperplate, in very good conditions. Koeman p. 42; King p. 96/99.
31x24,5. 117p. 168. Fotogr. B/N y XX en color. Enc. Tela ed. Sobrecubierta.
LYON, chez Jacques Guerrier -1697 - In-12 - Reliure cuir de l'époque, frottée - dos à nerfs & à caissons ornés - pièce de titre doré - gravure en page sde titre - epitre, avertissement, table & privilège 22 & 558 pages
Mm 110x195 Volume rilegato in mezza tela con titolo in oro al dorso, 62-(2) pagine con una cartina dei luoghi applicata in chiusura del volume. Opera non comune di difficile reperibilità. Libro in ottime condizioni; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
[viii] + 571pp., orné d'une carte et de 85 figures, première et seule édition, 25cm., brochure originale, non coupé, très bon état, Thèse présentée à la Faculté des Lettres de l'Université de Paris, rare, T100949
158pp., 28cm., br.muette moderne, édition originale de 1881, extrait de ? (pp.117 à 274), bon état, bien rare, G86375
In 8°, entro mezza pelle coeva, con titolo in oro e decorazioni in oro e a secco al dorso, pp. (6), 360; contenente 8 tavole litografiche, di cui una a specchio del frontespizio, raffiguranti i principali personaggi dei fatti storici narrati, bell’esemplare della prima edizione Lib / cat 14
8vo hardcover. 367pp. offers a comprehensive assessment of the intersection between Roman politics, culture and divination in the late Republic. It discusses how the practice of divination changed at a time of great political and social change and explores the evidence for a critical reflection and debate on the limits of divination and prediction in the second and first centuries BC. Divination was a central feature in the workings of the Roman government and this book explores the ways in which it changed under the pressure of factors of socio-political complexity and disruption. It discusses the ways in which the problem of the prediction of the future is constructed in the literature of the period. Finally, it explores the impact that the emergence of the Augustan regime had on the place of divination in Rome and the role that divinatory themes had in shaping the ideology of the new regime.
In-16° (180x114mm), pp. VIII, 327, legatura del tempo m. percallina verde con titolo, filetti e fregi in oro al dorso. Piatti marmorizzati. Ottimo esemplare. Edizione originale di questa appassionata biografia che Tommaseo scrisse del profugo italiano Francesco Ricci, sommariamente processato e giustiziato a Corfù, biografia che finisce col costituire una severa requisitoria contro la pena di morte. E' il primo libro pubblicato dalla casa editrice Barbera, Bianchi & c. Tecchio / Poletti, p. 64. Parenti, Prime edizioni, p. 488. Italiano
416pp.+ 64 plates out of text, 24cm., softcover, some foxing (mainly at edges), good condition, rare, [most articles are in Italian], G79334
8vo grande, rileg, gt. tela in sovracoperta, pp.192 e 28 tavole a colori fuori testo. esaurito fuori catalogo.
A Voi giovani Eletti bramosi di ravvivare le avite glorie negli Studi classici consacra e raccomanda questa fatica, l'Autore - Zoncada, professore liceale e prof. suppl. nell' I. R. Universita di Pavia 4 17x11 cm., legatura in mezza tela, titolo in oro al dorso, piatti marmorizzati, tagli spruzzati, pagg. (14), 462 (1); (2), 495 (2); (4), 543; (2), 416, prima e unica edizione, in italiano, buone condizioni. Etichetta e timbro di Biblioteca privata, regolarmente pervenuto. Dedica manoscritta. Raro
Book is in excellent condition in deep blue cloth HB covers with silver print at cover and spine. decorated endpapers with two -page b&w photo spread of the site. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Faint mark to cover and small coffee dot stain to lower front endpaper are only flaws, otherwise as new. Dust jacket shows light edge wear, 1" open tear top edge back cover. Very detailed study of the excavation of the site of the city of Priene, Greece full of measured drawings, maps, cross sections, elevations, architectural detail in measured drawings, floor plans, color and b&w photos, artist's renderings, contour drawings of the various temples, sanctuaries, theaters, the stadium, houses, Christian structures, with appendicies for the ionic order and doric order columns, roof structures and detail (including lesbian cyma). All glossy paper, oblong format, 231 pages. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
pp. (14), 182, (18). The very thin paper used to cancel a4 and b4 has deteriorated - completely on a4. Text in Greek with Latin notes. Three engraved portraits have apparently been removed. ** Extensive manuscript translations into English. 8vo. (in 4). [18 5 x 113 mm.] Contemporary full calf binding. Boards tooled in blind with several frames. Cracked at joints. Early ownerships, including: Jacob Nash, Oxford and E.G. Davis, 1847. Dibdin I:487. Aeschine s (Ca. 390?314 B.C.), Athenian orator and polititian, was a great rival of Demosthenes (384??322 B.C.). He rose from humble circumstances and became powerful in politics because of his oratorical gift s. At first he opposed Philip II of Macedon, then later changed sides, arguing that resistance to Macedonian power was useless. Both he and Demosthenes were members of the embassy to Philip in 348 B.C ., and afterward Demosthenes bitterly and baselessly accused Aeschines of accepting Macedonian bribes. He was to have been joined in his action by Timarchus, but Aeschines prevented this by his oratio n Against Timarchus (345 B.C.). Aeschines defended himself well in his oration On the False Legation (342 B.C.)?a title also used by Demosthenes in his accusatory oration. The trouble between the orat ors grew and culminated in a dispute over a gold crown that the orator Ctesiphon proposed should be given Demosthenes in 330 B.C. Aeschines brought suit with Against Ctesiphon. Demosthenes replied wit h his sturdy defense On the Crown. Aeschines lost and was fined, and retired to Asia Minor where, according to Plutarch, he lived as a professional Sophist. This is offered as much for its manuscript interest as for it being an early printing. W120
Extracted from the "Deltion Tis Historikes Kai Ethnologikes Etaireias Tis Ellados ".(Bulletin of the Historical and Ethnological Association of Greece) Vol xiii (1959) 184p. Pages uncut/untrimmed, paper and cover age toned and scuffed around edges. Book
Comprehensive collection of papers presented at the second International Scientific Congress Santorini, Greece August 1978 by a wide range of specialists and scholars. In three sections : Part I - Geosciences; Part II Archaeology; Part III Related Sciences. 822p. diagrams, plates, tables illus. maps NOTE : Seriously over sized [30x22x6 cm] VERY heavy volume [3 kg] Name of previous owner, else as new. Book
Spine and part of rear wrap are sunned with discoloration. Some minor creasing to front wrap. Tiny chip to top edge of rear wrap. ; Collection of Papers grouped under the Headings: Testimonia; Mykenaian Boiotia; Sites and History of Boiotia from Protohistoric to Classical Times; Roman Boiotia. ; 291 pages
Catalogue of the Goulandris collection of Modern Greek artt. Introduction in Greek, French and English by Dimitris Papastamos. Biographical note on the artists 147p. illis. s. Small scratch on paper cover, else fine [6 US copies found in WorldCat] Book
Tiny chip and light bump to head of spine. Small bump to back upper board. Very light shelfwear. ; Contents: Part One: the Historic Period: I. The Geographical setting; II. The Nomadic Peoples: Vlachs and Sarakatsani; III. The Settled Peoples: Albanians, Slavs, Bulgars, Turks and Greeks. Part Two: the Prehistoric Period: comparative Chronologies c. 4000-1500 BC; IV. The first impressions made by Man on the Southwest Balkans; V. Trade, Power and Conquests; VI. Destruction and Migration in the So-Called Dark Age of the Southwest Balkans. ; 187 pages
One corner very slightly bumped else fine. ; Contents: Part One: the Historic Period: I. The Geographical setting; II. The Nomadic Peoples: Vlachs and Sarakatsani; III. The Settled Peoples: Albanians, Slavs, Bulgars, Turks and Greeks. Part Two: the Prehistoric Period: comparative Chronologies c. 4000-1500 BC; IV. The first impressions made by Man on the Southwest Balkans; V. Trade, Power and Conquests; VI. Destruction and Migration in the So-Called Dark Age of the Southwest Balkans. ; 187 pages
DJ protected in plastic sleeve. ; 9.7 X 7.4 X 0.5 inches; 240 pages
