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Greek Insects Hardcover - 1986
by Andrew Davies; Jeyaraney Kathirithamby; Malcolm Davies
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- Title Greek Insects
- Author Andrew Davies; Jeyaraney Kathirithamby; Malcolm Davies
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 1986
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780195205480 / 0195205480
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.75 x 5.63 x 0.75 in (22.23 x 14.30 x 1.91 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Greek language - Etymology, Insects - Greece - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 87005591
- Dewey Decimal Code 595.709
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Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0195205480 . Old price sticker to front inner cover. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; 208 pages; This authoritative study of Greek insects treats not only the obvious questions of their identity--in modern terms of species and genera--but also such topics as the etymologies (both formal and popular) of the various insect names, the folklore, religious and other signficant associations, and the differences in attitude shown toward them by the ancient and modern world. Patterned after two famous studies by D'Arcy Thompson--A Glossary of Greek Birds and A Glossary of Greek Fishes--this volume provides a meticulous survey of the topic, examining the ancient literature and the enormous secondary literature connected with it, as well as the most recent scientific findings. Like Thompson's glossaries, this work focuses primarily on evidence from literature and art, with later evidence brought in only when needed for a…
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Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0195205480 . Faint shelfwear to book and DJ. ; 208 pages; This authoritative study of Greek insects treats not only the obvious questions of their identity--in modern terms of species and genera--but also such topics as the etymologies (both formal and popular) of the various insect names, the folklore, religious and other signficant associations, and the differences in attitude shown toward them by the ancient and modern world. Patterned after two famous studies by D'Arcy Thompson--A Glossary of Greek Birds and A Glossary of Greek Fishes--this volume provides a meticulous survey of the topic, examining the ancient literature and the enormous secondary literature connected with it, as well as the most recent scientific findings. Like Thompson's glossaries, this work focuses primarily on evidence from literature and art, with later evidence brought in only when needed for a full understanding of the facts.…
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