ISBN10: 110806079X, ISBN13: 9781108060790, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover 1st edition. 1144 pages. 9.10x6.00x2.70 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 110806079X, ISBN13: 9781108060790, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Softcover Paperback. First published in 1842, this extensive reference work was edited and written in large part by the eminent lexicographer and classicist Sir William Smith (181393). Knighted in 1892, Smith was one of the major figures responsible for the revival of classical teaching and scholarship in Britain. He also made contributions to biblical study, editing a series of reference works on the subject. His three-volume Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is also reissued in six parts in the Cambridge Library Collection. The present work is a massive achievement, running to well over a million words and copiously illustrated throughout with line drawings. It proved enduringly popular and was frequently reprinted throughout the nineteenth century. It is reissued now in two parts. The first part contains entries from abacus to lodix (a small shaggy blanket). The second part contains entries from logistai (Athenian officials) to zona (a girdle). This extensive and well-illustrated reference work, edited and largely written by Sir William Smith (181393), was first published in 1842. It is reissued in two separate parts. Part 1 contains entries from abacus to lodix (a small shaggy blanket), Part 2 from logistai (Athenian officials) to zona (a girdle). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. ...

ISBN10: 110806079X, ISBN13: 9781108060790, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Softcover Paperback. First published in 1842, this extensive reference work was edited and written in large part by the eminent lexicographer and classicist Sir William Smith (181393). Knighted in 1892, Smith was one of the major figures responsible for the revival of classical teaching and scholarship in Britain. He also made contributions to biblical study, editing a series of reference works on the subject. His three-volume Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is also reissued in six parts in the Cambridge Library Collection. The present work is a massive achievement, running to well over a million words and copiously illustrated throughout with line drawings. It proved enduringly popular and was frequently reprinted throughout the nineteenth century. It is reissued now in two parts. The first part contains entries from abacus to lodix (a small shaggy blanket). The second part contains entries from logistai (Athenian officials) to zona (a girdle). This extensive and well-illustrated reference work, edited and largely written by Sir William Smith (181393), was first published in 1842. It is reissued in two separate parts. Part 1 contains entries from abacus to lodix (a small shaggy blanket), Part 2 from logistai (Athenian officials) to zona (a girdle). Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock ...