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Public and private antiquities of Athens and Rome; objects and institutions are treated, drawing on the evidence of both material remains and literature, with many drawings.

Einleitung in die lateinische Philologie . Fritz Graf, ed. Stuttgart and Leipzig. 1997.

Sections on the history of Latin philology (to modern times), textual transmission, histories of the Latin language and of Latin literature (to the present), Roman history, private law, religion (including Christianity), philosophy, education and the liberal arts, archeology and art history. This and a companion volume on Greek philology (also 1997) compose Einleitung in die Altertumswissenschaft , which is intended as the replacement of an old, identically named three-volume set, eds. Alfred Gercke and Eduard Norden (Leipzig and Berlin, 1910-12).

Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae . John Boardman, Philippe Bruneau, et al., eds. 8 vols. in 16 parts. Zurich and Munich. 1981-97. [ LIMC ]

Visual representations of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman mythology, from after the Mycenaean period to the time of early Christianity, as found in all media—vase paintings, sculpture, coins, etc. The monuments are studied in conjunction with literary representations and within the history of art. The first part of each volume, consisting of text, gives the pertinent literary references for each entry, a select (but large) catalogue of monuments illustrating it, and iconographic commentary. The second part consists of plates illustrating many of the monuments catalogued in the first part. A two-volume index was published in 1999, two supplementary volumes in 2009.

Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum. Sachwörterbuch zur Auseinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken Welt . Theodor Klauser et al., eds. Stuttgart. 1950-. [ RAC ]

Despite—or because of—viewing classical antiquity in relation to Christianity, it includes valuable articles on a wide range of subjects relevant to a classicist, e.g. allegory. 22 volumes have been completed. A supplementary volume appeared in 1994, an index to vols. 1-15 in 2000.

Virgilio. Enciclopedia virgiliana . Francesco Della Corte, ed. 5 vols. in 6 parts. Rome. 1984-91. [ EV ]

As with the RAC , the specialization announced by the title should not prevent you from recognizing that material of general bearing is to be found within: articles on other authors (Lucan, Ovid), on features of language (anaphora, elision), on notable scholars (Otto Ribbeck, Brooks Otis), etc. The first 5 parts are in the usual format of alphabetical entries. Volume 5/2 includes studies of the figure of Virgil, the texts of all his works (including the Appendix Vergiliana ) with facing-page Italian translation, the sources for Virgil's life, and indexes.

Orazio. Enciclopedia oraziana . Scevola Mariotti, ed. 3 vols. Rome. 1996-98.

The general usefulness of this special encyclopedia is similar to that of the previous one, only smaller. The arrangement of the material is thematic, however, with the entries presented alphabetically under each theme. Volume 1: texts with Italian translations of Horace's works; his biography; the composition of his poems; the manuscript tradition; editions, translations, and commentaries; people, places, and characters mentioned in the poetry. Volume 2: literary and philosophical traditions; antiquarianism, anthropology, and society; religion and mythology; ideas and sentiments; literary forms and motifs; language and style. Volume 3: reception; the ancient scholia; indexes.

[revised July 18, 2011]

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Source:  OpenStax, Tools of the trade: bibliographies for roman studies. OpenStax CNX. Mar 23, 2011 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11220/1.6
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