Scrinium Classical Antiquity

FINLEY, M.I., (ed.), The Legacy of Greece. A new appraisal. University Press, Oxford, 1981. 479p. Bound wrps (back discoloured). This book is about much more than 'The glory that was Greece'. In this fresh appraisal, replacing the original Legacy of Greece edited by Sir Richard Livingstone in 1921, fourteen distinguished contributors, all specialists in their field, describe a particular aspect of Greek culture, and then assess what later generations have made of this valuable inheritance. The result is a lucid and succinct introduction to how the ancient Greeks lived and thought, and to their influence on the world we know today. The wide range of topics covered includes politics, literature, history, education, philosophy, science, myth, and art and architecture. (Publisher's information). € 19.50 (Antiquarian)

FINLEY, M.I., (ed.), Studies in Ancient Society. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1978. X,324p. Paperback. Pen underlining p.63, pen annotation on last french paper.A.o.: M.I. Finley: Aristotle and Economic Analysis (pp.26-53); P.A. Brunt: The Roman Mob (pp.74-103); E.L. Bowie: Greeks and their Past in the Second Sophistic (pp.166-210); W.H.C. Frend: The Failure of the Persecutions in the Roman Empire (pp.263-288); E.A. Thompson: Peasant Revolts in Late Roman Gaul and Spain (pp.304-321). € 18.00 (Antiquarian)

FINLEY, M.T., De wereld van Odysseus. (Opnieuw) vertaald door Bastiaan Bommeljé. Bijleveld, Utrecht, 2009. 287p. ills. Paperback. € 19.50 (New)

FINN, R., Ascetism in the Graeco-Roman World. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2009. XII,182p. Paperback. Upper corner slightly bumped. 'In this succinct work, Richard Finn aims to compare and contrast the various ascetic beliefs and practices in the Greco-Roman world andarrive at an agreeable definition of the term ‘ascetic’. Asceticism, as hedefines it, is the voluntary abstention - for religious reasons - from food and drink, sleep, wealth or sexual activity. Such a comparative discussion is lacking in scholarship, and Finn takes on the task by carefully reporting several systems of practice and belief, exhibiting both his theological and classical expertise. (...) Finn does a remarkable job of explaining the various concepts with brevity by engaging in a comparative study that has not previously been done. In addition to the text, Finn provides an extensive bibliography that lends itself to further work in the area of ascetism.' (ADAM Z. WRIGHT in Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 8, 2011/12, pp.86-91). € 25.00 (Antiquarian)

FINNEGAN, R., Oral Poetry. Its nature, significance and social context. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 1977. 1st ed. XII,299p. Cloth wrps. Some (nice) pencil annotations and underlinings till p.89. € 34.50 (Antiquarian)

FINNEGAN, R., Oral Poetry. Its nature, significance and social context. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 1977. XIII,299p. Cloth. Small personal library marks on tail spine (fading out) as well as free endpaper. Name on free endpaper.From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 34.50 (Antiquarian)

FINNIMORE-BUCKLEY, E., Children of the Dawn. Introduction by A. Sidgwick. Illustrations by Frank C. Papé. Wells Gardner/Darton, Redhill, n.d. 5th ed. VIII,348p. 24 ills., plus initials and tail pieces. Cloth. Die and gilt stamped decorated cover. € 23.00 (Antiquarian)

FINSLER, G., Homer. Erster Teil: Der Dichter und seine Welt. Zweiter Teil: Inhalt und Aufbau der Gedichte. Teubner, Leipzig/Berlin, 1914. 2nd revised and enlarged ed. 2 vols. XVI,460;XVI,464p. Bound. Library marks on cover and first pages. € 25.00 (Antiquarian)

FISCHER PACE, U.V., Kunstdenkmäler in Rom. Band I und II. Wissenschafliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 1988. 470,454p. 32 colour ills. 672 B&W ills. Bound. € 20.00 (Antiquarian)

FISCHER, E., and G. KITTEL, Das antike Weltjudentum. Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, Hamburg, 1943. 236p. Richly ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings, one full colour reproduction). Folding map. Hard bound. Cover a bit grimy. € 95.00 (Antiquarian)