The Classial Heritage & Its Beneficiaries

Cambridge; (1963): Camrbrige University Press. Large Octavo. vii, 591(1) pages., index. Although it is essential in our knowledge of the transmission of books in the Latin West, it also contains a single long chapter on Byzantium, which s poised to support the main account, and appendixes on the Greek manuscripts in Italy during the fifteenth century and the eras before 1600. Its range in time is from the founders of the Middle Ages to the High Renaissance. a near fine copy in the original dust jacket. One of the major influences was Alcuin. The appendices have both the earliest manuscripts of the Greek writers (pp. 455-505) and the Latin writers (pp. (truncated) 505--542). As an aside the essay "Greek manuscripts in Italy during the fifteenth Century" is a vital understanding of how rich the study was of the Greek classics and the New Testament were in the early Italian Renaissance. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper. A very good copy bound in rust cloth, spine lettering gilt blocked in green, previous owner's name in clipped dust jacket with a few minute edge tears. No underlinging or marks of any kind in the text. (Inventory #: 031694)