Five Centuries of Books And Manuscripts in Modern Greek - A Catalogue of an Exhibition at Houghton Library, December 4, 1987,

Informationen zum Autor Evro Layton curated the exhibition and is the former Collection Development Librarian of the Harvard College Library. Klappentext This work explores the emergence of modern Greek language! thought! and sensibility reflected in Harvard's 80!000-item- strong collection of Greek books and manuscripts! ranging from fifteenth century liturgical manuals to Renaissance translations into modern Greek of Homer and other classical authors to the works and papers of such twentieth-century Greek literary figures as Nikos Kazantzakis! George Seferis! and C. P. Cavafy. With copious illustrations of Greek writing! design! and typography! Evro Layton's catalogue is a visual and intellectual treat for philhellenes. Zusammenfassung This work explores the emergence of modern Greek language, thought, and sensibility reflected in Harvard’s collection of Greek books and manuscripts, ranging from 15th century liturgical manuals to Renaissance translations into modern Greek of Homer and other classical authors to the works and papers of 20th-century Greek literary figures.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Evro Layton
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 06.09.2005
• EAN: 9780974396354
• ISBN: 978-0-9743963-5-4
• Seiten: 98
• Abmessung: 210 mm x 273 mm x 6 mm
• Serien: Houghton Library Publications; Houghton Library Publications (HUP)
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Bildende Kunst; Ratgeber > Hobby, Haus > Sammeln, Sammlerkataloge