Late Latin Writers and Their Greek Sources

Courcelle, Pierre; Harry E. Wedeck, translator

Published by Harvard University Press, 1969

About this Item

Translated by Harry E. Wedeck from the original in French, Les Lettres Grecques en Occident do Macrobe a Cassiodore, Second Edition, Paris, Editions E. de Boccard, 1948, thus the First English Edition of the Second Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Brick-red publisher's cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, slight forward cock thereto. From the publisher's blurb, "Western Hellenism, pagan and Christian, in the 5th and 6th Centuries -- from Macrobius to Cassiodorus -- analyzed by a noted French scholar." Translator's Preface, Introduction, Three Parts, eight chapters, conclusions, bibliography, Supplementary Bibliography, Index of Manuscripts and General Index. Laid in is a publisher's review request and then four pages of the previous owner's notes thereabout, being Peter Morris Green. xii, 1-467 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Late Latin Writers and Their Greek Sources
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 1969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First English Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient Greece and Rome