[Rarebooks] References of Greek Culture

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The diffusion of Greek culture in the West is one of the most studied and
celebrated aspects of history. So pervasive has its influence been that it
is hard to comprehend its scope. At the very minimum Greek culture has
provided the foundation for western architecture, literature, theater,
linguistics, science, mathematics, art, politics, in addition to innumerable
other fields.

Oak Knoll is pleased to announce the publication of two new studies that
contribute to this noble legacy, "Greek Civilization through the Eyes of
Travellers and Scholars" and "The Printed Greek Book 15th - 19th Century."
The details of these two titles are included below.

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The Printed Greek Book: <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=76423
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GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND SCHOLARS

By Leonora Navari

In one of the most elegant annotated bibliographies ever created, Leonora
Navari the compiler in association with Konstantinos Staikos, a leading
authority on library history and bibliographies, have created an
indispensable aid to any scholar of Greek culture.  This work documents the
renowned collection of Dimitris Contominas whose library was built with the
goal of collecting every book by scholars and visitors to Greece from the
fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century.  Each book is completely described
bibliographically, with pagination, collations of signatures, description of
illustrations, and bindings.  The notes are varied and include information
on printing history, biographical details of the authors illustrators, the
significance of the work, and its connection with the historical bias of its
time as well as a listing of selected holdings.  The historical introduction
is bilingual in English and Greek with all the annotations in English. There
are over 200 rare illustrations most in color and multiple indexes.

2004, Hardcover, blind tooled full leatherette, gold-stamped with paper
cover label, 9 x 12 inches, 590 pages

ISBN 1584561343   Order No. 075654   Price: $165.00

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THE PRINTED GREEK BOOK 15TH - 19TH CENTURY

Edited by Konstantinos Sp. Staikos and T. E. Sklavenitis

Printed letterpress in an edition limited to 1000 copies. In May of 2001, an
International Congress on the History of Greek Printing was held in Delphi,
Greece where leading scholars presented over 40 papers pertaining to
dissemination of the Greek language via manuscripts, books and documents.
The collection of essays compiled in this book is the publication of these
learned papers. 

   A sample of essays within the text includes the following: The First Use
of Greek Type in Spain, France, the Low Countries and England by Dennis E.
Rhodes; Andreas Kounadis and the Nicolini da Sabbio by Evro Layton; Libri
Greci Impressi da Melchiorre Sessa Solo e in Societa con Pietro di Ravini
(1521-1555) by Silvia Curi Nicolardi; Greek Books in Venice by Marino Zorzi;
Controversial Problems Regarding the Printing Press of Moschopolis by Max
Demeter Peyfuss; Echi e Riflessi dell'Illuminismo Veneto nella Letteratura
Scientifica del Tardo Settecento Eptanesio by Maria Laura Soppelsa; and
British Collections of Seventeenth-Century Greek Liturgical Books by Michael
Jeffreys.

   This illustrated and handsomely bound volume is one of the best scholarly
works on the diaspora of the Greek written word. The essays appear in a
broad variety of languages, and many are printed in Greek. There is a useful
appendix that contains abstracts in English for all 30 of the essays in
Greek. It should be on the book shelf of all scholars of Greek culture, and
anyone interested in early books in the West. Co-published with Kotinos
Publications, Athens Greece.

2004, Hardcover, half faux leather/printed paper covered boards, 6.5 x 9.5
inches, 709 pages

ISBN 1584561424   Order No. 076423   Price: $95.00

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