Scrinium Classical Antiquity

WEBSTER, T.B.L., Everyday Life in Classical Athens. Batsford / Putnam, London / New York, 1969. 1st ed. 192p. ills.(b/w photographs and line drawings). Bound wrps. Wrps slightly worn. Nice copy. From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 17.50 (Antiquarian)

WEBSTER, T.B.L., The Greek Chorus. Methuen, London, 1970. XIV,223p. Cloth. This book is primarily concerned to relate the history of dance, an aspect of the chorus which has so far been inadequately presented. The author describes the visual appearance of the chorus on Greek vases and reliefs form the eight to the fourth century B.C. He then discusses the choral performances themselves, with reference to the literary sources, and emphasis is given here to the development of the metre, which was fundamental in providing the rhythm for words, music and dance. The interplay of the traditional and the original is of great importance to the development of the Greek chorus. Professor Webster explains how far the Greek chorus was based on tradition, when and where innovations were made, and to what extent different types of chorus influenced each other. (Publisher's information). € 21.50 (Antiquarian)

WEBSTER, T.B.L., Griechische Bühnenaltertümer. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 1963. 83,8p. Sewn. Series: Studienhefte zur Altertumswissenschaft, Heft 9. 'In diesem Handbuch zur Geschichte der antiken Bühnenaufführungen sind ungefähr 3000 Gegenstände verarbeitet. Davon werden 306 mit kurzem Kommentar und Diskussion im Text erwähnt. Von mehreren Gesichtspunkten wird das Material beleuchtet: nach Stoff, örtlich und zeitlich. Der Leser bekommt so eine Übersicht über die Intensivität der lokalen und zeitlichen Verbreitung der Theateraufführungen in der ganzen antiken Welt. (...) Kap. I. 'Quellen' gibt eine alphabetische Übersicht von Stoff und Verwendung der Bühnenaltertümer, wobei Vasen und Terrakotten im Vordergrund stehen. Im Kap. II 'Geographische Übersicht' wird die umfangreichste Abteilung von Attika beansprucht (...). Kap. III 'Chronologische Übersicht' (...) beschränkt sich auf die Hauptsachen; einschließlich Attika umfasst sie die ganze antike Welt. 8 Tafeln mit 31 Abbildungen illustrieren die Inszenierung (mehrenteils mit Masken). Sehr nützlich ist die Abbildungskonkordanz, die das Buch zu einem Nachschlagewerk macht (...). Durch eine ausführliche Bibliographie und einen Index wird unsere Bewunderung für dieses kompakte Heft noch vermehrt.' (G. van HOORN in Mnemosyne, 1966, pp.70-71). € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

WEBSTER, T.B.L., An introduction to Menander. Manchester University Press, New York, 1974. VIII,211p. Hard bound with dust wrps. Last endpapers a bit rust stained. 'In this book, posthumously published, W. brought up to date his well known Studies in Menander. The greatly increased material made possible a more systematic survey. (...). The last chapter, on dramatic technique is much the longest and has gained most from the extensive new texts. W. well shows how act breaks cover off-stage action and how the five acts follow no rigid rules as to length or content, though certain patterns recur (...).' J.C.B. LOWE in The Classical Review, New Series, 1979, p.141). € 17.50 (Antiquarian)

WEBSTER, T.B.L., An introduction to Menander. Manchester University Press, New York, 1974. VIII,211p. Hard bound. Small name stamp on free endpaper. 'In this book, posthumously published, W. brought up to date his well known Studies in Menander. The greatly increased material made possible a more systematic survey. (...). The last chapter, on dramatic technique is much the longest and has gained most from the extensive new texts. W. well shows how act breaks cover off-stage action and how the five acts follow no rigid rules as to length or content, though certain patterns recur (...).' J.C.B. LOWE in The Classical Review, New Series, 1979, p.141). € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

WEBSTER, T.B.L., Greek Tragedy. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1971. 39p. Wire stitched. Signature and date on title page. Series: Greece & Rome, New Surveys in the Classics, no.5. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

WEDDIGEN, K., Gustula. Lateinisches Lesebuch. Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart (...), 2001. 2nd corr.ed. 144p. ills. Sewn. Name on title page. € 11.50 (Antiquarian)

WEEBER, K.-W., Die Schwelgerei, das süße Gift... Luxus im alten Rom. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 2003. 176p. Bound wrps. Nice copy. € 27.50 (Antiquarian)

WEEBER, K.-W., Nachtleben im alten Rom. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 2004. (Lizenzausgabe Primus Verlag). 168p. ills.(B&W photographs). Hard bound. A few pages to upper corner creased. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

WEEBER, K.-W., Alltag im Alten Rom. Das Leben in der Stadt. Ein Lexikon. Patmos-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2006. 3rd rev.ed. 447,16p. Richly ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings,16 pages with full colour photographs). Paperback. € 22.00 (Antiquarian)