Scrinium Classical Antiquity

HOLLAND, Tom, Perzisch vuur. De eerste supermacht en de strijd om het Westen. Vertaald door Jos den Dekker. Atheneum-Polak & VanGennep, Amsterdam, 2007. 440p. Cloth wrps. Nice copy. € 17.00 (Antiquarian)

HOLLANDER, H.W. and E.W. TUINSTRA, (eds.), Bijbel Vertalen. Liefhebberij of wetenschap? Nederlands / Bijbels Bijbelgenootschap, Haarlem / Brussel, 1985. 118p. Paperback. € 7.50 (Antiquarian)

HOLLEBOOM, A., P. vam LEEUWEN, and S. VERHEIJ, Clara van Assisi. Geschriften, leven, documenten. Uitgegeven in samenspraak met de Vereniging Fransiskaanse Samenwerking. Gottmer, Haarlem, 1996. 2nd rev.ed. 276p. Paperback. € 8.00 (Antiquarian)

HOLLEMAN, T., Een verleden op de schop. Beheer en studie van het Nederlandse archeologische bodemarchief. Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 1996. ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). From the library of Prof. Dr. H.F.J. Horstmanshoff. € 12.50 (Antiquarian)

HOLLEMAN, Th., Nederland in de prehistorie. Een archeologische zoektocht. Teleac/Not, Hilversum / Tirion, Baarn, 2000. 176p. Richly ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs and line drawings). Sewn. Paperback. Small private library mark on inside back cover. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

HOLLIDAY, V.L., Pompey in Cicero's Correspondence and Lucan's Civil War. Mouton, Paris, 1969. 100p. Carton cover with dust wrps. Signature on half title. Series: Studies in Classical Literature, 3. ‘This short study seeks to prove that Cicero’s letters were among Lucan’s sources and that this theory can be supported by the similarities between the treatment of Pompey in the letters and in Lucan’s epic. Its method is an examination of the relevant passages, placed in chronological sequence, with some comment upon historical context in the case of the Cicero passages, and upon the poetic and other exigencies which affected Lucan. (…) The problem of Lucan’s sources is always complicated by the loss of the relevant books of Livy. The author rightly attacks Pichon’s dogmatic pro-lilian view (p.71), but even after her patient examination one must admit that certainty about Lucan’s use of Cicero cannot be attained. (…) The historical facts are well known enough for us to be able to see the poet’s mind at work in manipulating the facts to serve the purposes of his epic. In this respect Holliday’s book is least satisfying, for the crucial passages in Lucan are not fully discussed, although they are mentioned and often quoted. (…). It is sufficient here to express the hope that she will give us a more detailed work on Lucan’s Pompey which will do justice to Lucan’s paradoxical position as poet, Republican, Stoic and former friend of Nero. It is only in the light of such a critical study that the Cieronian Pompey can be seen in its right relationship to the epic character.’ (MARK MORFORD in The Classical Journal 1971, pp.268-269). € 20.00 (Antiquarian)

HOLME, B., Zauberwelt der Bilder. Eine ganz und gar ungewöhnliche Einführung in die Kunst. (Original title: Enchanted World). Umschau VErlag, Frankfurt am Main, n.d.(>1979). 96p. ills.(B&W/colour). Cloth wrps. € 8.50 (Antiquarian)

HOLMES, B., The Olympian Games in Athens, 1896. The First Modern Olympics. Grove Press, New York, 1984. 112p. iils. Paperback. Name and date on title page. 'This is a fascinating return to the first modern Olympics, held in 1896, as witnessed by one of the world's great travel writers of the time. Drawing upon a wealth of ancient Greek history, mythology, literature, and art to embellish his first-hand account, Burton Holmes provides a delightful and informative record of that seminal event. From contests for Odes composed in ancient Greek, to pistol-shooting matches, and description of a marathon runner resplendent in Greek attire, Holmes captures the flavor and immediacy of the times. He gives us details of the games, the contestants, the prizes, and the audiences, as well as the astounding performances of the Americans, beating the Greeks at their own sports. (Publisher's information). € 18.50 (Antiquarian)

HOLMES, D.H., Index Lysiacus. Servio, Amsterdam, 1962. Photomechanical reprint ed.1895. 218p. Cloth. Pen and pencil marks, underlinings and annotations. Study copy KJD. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 40.00 (Antiquarian)

HOLMES, G., (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Guild Publishing, London, 1988. XV,398p. ills. Cloth wrps. Wrps slightly worn. € 26.50 (Antiquarian)