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Hardcover, large quarto bound in blue cloth, lettered in silver on spine, in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 1,067 pages. Bibliographical References, Index. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. First edition. A collection, arranged alphabetically, of nearly 500 articles describing the continued influences of the classical Greek and Roman worlds on everyday modern life. Vestiges of classical influence are examined in the fields of literature, philosophy, art architecture, history, politics, religion and science – from the origin of academy to the reason why the scientific study of animals is labeled zoology. An encyclopedic tome, both scholarly and highly entertaining. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A very large, heavy volume, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.