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12 Oak Knoll Press The iliad and odyssey As translated by Alexander Pope by Homer An original twopart introduction by the esteemed Pope scholar Steven Shankman reflects on and investigates Pope’s majestic poems through a scholarly lens focused on the timeless Homeric themes of war and peace. Professor Shankman also elaborates on “How To Read Homer,” an aid to understanding the philosophical and historical context of the Homeric epics. Acclaimed by Samuel Johnson as “a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal,” Alexander Pope’s translation of the Iliad and Odyssey stands as one of the glories of English Literature. The Chester River Press edition of the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer is designed and printed to reflect the epic proportions of this famous translation and offers both the Greek and English translations for the general reader and scholar alike. More than 50 color drawings in Greek vase styles by Avery Lawrence were commissioned by the Press. Every drawing portrays a specific scene from each of the 48 books making up the Iliad and Odyssey, with smaller medallions adorning pages throughout. The Iliad and Odyssey are presented as a companion, slipcased set and bound in black Dutch cloth with dust jackets. 2009, hardcover, dust jacket, 12.5 x 14.5 inches, 2 volumes, 984 pages ISBN 9780982340325, Order No. 104249, $350.00 Distributed for the Chester River Press 800-996-2556 www.oakknoll.com oakknoll@oakknoll.com
Distributed for AdVenture Publishing, Athens Oak Knoll Press 13 A catalogue of printed maps of greece, 1477–1800 by Christos G. Zacharakis In its third edition, this catalogue covers a period of more than 300 years of printed European cartography concerning Greece. With nearly 4,000 maps listed alphabetically by the makers’ names and 500 black-and-white illustrations, this is the most inclusive cartographic bibliography produced about Greece from 1477 to 1800. Maps are listed in alphabetical order under the name of the particular cartographer, publisher, and engraver. Variant maps also show some of the inaccuracies of the time including the Ptolemaic style of cartography for Greece. 2009, hardcover, dust jacket, 9.75 x 13.25 inches, 358 pages ISBN 9789608779242, Order No. 104502, $215.00 All three titles available in Greece & the UK from AdVenture Publishing Antonio Millo Isolario by Agamemnon Tselikas Millo’s earliest dated Isolario (a manuscript description of an island and its corresponding maps) comes from the collection of Sylvia Ioannous that was devoted to the history of her homeland, Cyprus. The Isolario was chosen specifically from the collection to portray the intellect, experience, and magic of the Eastern Mediterranean. This book, translated into both Greek and English, details over 200 maps, each containing specific information about an island and its reefs, sandbanks, ports, and cities. Also included are its perimeters, the depth of waters, anchorage, locations of drinking water, and the distances and routes from one place to another. Longitudes and latitudes, as well as the voyage from Tripopli of Syria to the city of Venice are examined. Each passage explains in great detail the nautical terms of the time that may no longer be used or are unfamiliar to the reader. 2006, hardcover, dust jacket, 8.5 x 11.25 inches, 352 pages ISBN 9789608779228, Order No. 104500, $115.00 sweet land of cyprus The European Cartography of Cyprus (15th to 19th Century) by Sylvia Ioannou This book contains five units comprising the whole of the Sylvia Ioannous collection of maps about her homeland, Cyprus. The first three units encompass Frankish and Venetian rule. Maps and rare loose sheets illustrate the Frankish walls of Nicosia, the philosophical concept of the world as depicted by the cosmographers, and pages of atlases that made their first appearance while Cyprus was enslaved by the Ottoman Empire. The fourth unit, containing nautical charts, also has the “jewel” of the collection—the manuscript isolario of Antonio Millo. The whole set is completed by the fifth unit, combining the cartography of the Age of Enlightenment with the scientific compilation of nautical charts. 2003, paperback, 9.75 x 12.5 inches, 240 pages ISBN 9608779219, Order No. 104503, $75.00 800-996-2556 www.oakknoll.com oakknoll@oakknoll.com
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