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DO NOT USE YOUR EMAIL REPLY FUNCTION TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. PLEASE RESPOND TO [log in to unmask] 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. To read more about these titles, click the following links: Greek Civilization: <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=75654 <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=75654&d> &d> The Printed Greek Book: <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=76423 <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=76423&d> &d> Best Wishes, Your Oak Knollers ************************************************************************ 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 Sales rights: Worldwide Click here for more information: <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=75654 <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=75654&d> &d> 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 Sales rights: Worldwide Click here from more information: <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=76423 <http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=76423&d> &d> ************************************************************************ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- For a list of all our new publications, click the following link: <http://www.oakknoll.com/publications.php> Oak Knoll Books 310 Delaware Street New Castle DE 19720 P: 302.328.7232 - F: 302.328.7274 - E: [log in to unmask] web <http://www.oakknoll.com/> http://www.oakknoll.com/ Member Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America (ABAA) <http://www.abaa.org/> http://www.abaa.org/ International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) <http://www.ilab-lila.com/> http://www.ilab-lila.com/ Buy with confidence of consumer protection when you buy from an ILAB bookseller __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]