Two very interesting titles offered to me by a colleague in the USA
(who does not usually do Greek stuff ...<g>) The descriptions are his.
If anyone is interested in either of them please let me know
June S
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1] Doukas, Panagiotis Chr.
He Sparte Dia Mesou Ton Aionon (Sparta Through the Ages)
Ethnicos Keryx, New York, 1984. Hard Cover.
Condition: VG-. Quite rare, this is a copy of Panagiotis Doukas'
extensive look at the history of Sparta.
Written entirely in Greek, it is a detailed discussion of Sparta, its
history and development,
notable people and events and the contribution of Sparta to what would
become modern-day Greece.
Nearly 1,000 pages, with a separate section comprised of maps,
diagrams of excavations, B&W photos of ruins,
excavations, historical sites, individuals in traditional clothing and more.
This may be a 1984 reprint of the 1922 original ... this copy is in
very nice condition, but has previous owner's name,
address and other information written on the front end paper. Other
than that, the pages are clean, binding is
sound, cover is clean and gold gilt lettering is clean and bright. The
only date on the book is 1922, but given condition
and style of binding, it's more likely to be the 1984 reprint, which
lacks only the fold-out map of the original.
2] Fotiades, Demetre
Ē Dikē tou Kolokotrōnē kai tou Plapouta (The Trial of
Kolokotronis and Plapoutas)
Publisher:Dorikos , 1979. Hard Cover/Picture Cover
Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Quite rare, especially in this nice a
shape, a VG copy of the story of the trial of Generals Theodoros
Kolokotronis and Dimitris Plapoutas. The two were key figures in
Greece's war for independence, fought against the forces of the
Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829, but both were arrested and
charged with treason. Their arrest (especially that of Kolokotronis)
sparked widespread unrest across Greece. Both were eventually
pardoned, and Kolokotronis died in 1843, Plapoutas in 1864.
(WorldCat lists a copy at the University of Montreal and some other
copies in the Netherlands)
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
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From: Terry Belanger <belanger(a)virginia.edu>
Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:22 PM
The following, just in from a source I trust:
> During his tenure at the University of San Francisco (USF), President Stephen Privett has been devoted in giving all his time and energy to its benefit. In the current economic crisis, he is tasked with painfully difficult, thankless, and unpopular decisions to identify academic programs to discontinue and assets to sell, if necessary, to stabilize USF's finances.
> On Sunday, 10 May 2009, the San Francisco Chronicle published a story on the cancellation of USF's M.A. in Theology program amid protest. Earlier, on April 30th, the lead story in the campus newspaper, The Foghorn, told of assets identified for possible sale, primarily USF's renowned rare book collections, but even including the possibility of the Lone Mountain campus. The story may be accessed at
>
> http://foghorn.usfca.edu/2009/04/rare-books-could-become-financial-safety-n…
>
> (or Google foghorn rare books).
>
> Faculty and library donors and supporters have been appalled and dismayed that the Library could be stripped of its collections, virtually all of which were donated to the Library or purchased with donated funds. In the last 50 years, under the visionary leadership of Fr. William Monihan, S.J., Bay Area families and others worldwide have generously contributed books, manuscripts, artworks and funds to create the Gleeson Library and its Donohue Rare Book Room which, together, State Librarian emeritus Kevin Starr has described as "an epicenter of Jesuit Humanism" and "a library second to none." Donors reasonably anticipated that their collections might have a permanent and secure home there.
> Unfortunately, President Privett, has not only identified library treasures for sale, he has already quietly and anonymously started to consign them for sale at auction. He recently stripped from the Timken-Zinkann Collection, an early founding core collection of the Library, a series of original woodcuts and engravings - mostly iconic images of Catholic and Christian tradition - by leading Renaissance artist and author, Albrecht Durer, in effect destroying the integrity of the collection. Together with an early, original Rembrandt etching, the Durer prints were anonymously offered for sale at auction Tuesday morning, 11 May, at Bonhams, despite a valiant last-minute effort on the part of faculty and library supporters to persuade Privett to suspend the sale.
> See http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?screen=MySearc… on the Bonhams website for a record of the sales.
> In a down market, only the Rembrandt and a few of the Durers sold. Those of us who support the integrity of the Library's collections, hope the unsold items may be returned to their home of many years for the continued benefit of students, researchers and faculty.
>
> According to the Forhorn Online story cited above, Privett insists that, if the items compiled from the Rare Book Room were ever sold, they would be "non-book items, duplicate volumes, or single volumes, not part of a series or collection." As for the Durer collection, Privett said, "They (the prints) were discovered by accident. We have an art gallery, not a museum. We didn't have a place for them."
>
> Sadly, one of the Durer engravings sold (for $67,100 including buyer's premium) is "St. Jerome in His Study," an image which noted author Stephen Mitchell has described movingly in his writing. St. Jerome is the patron saint of librarians whose feast day is September 30th. Traditionally, every September his engraving was exhibited in the Gleeson Library to bring blessings and protection to the Library itself, to the librarians who selflessly work there, and to all those who research and patronize it. Whose or what image will now bless and protect USF's Gleeson Library? Perhaps, come next September, some one will hang black mourning cloth where once the image of St. Jerome was displayed.
> Ironically, President Privett has stated that money made from the sale of Rare Book Room items will go towards the renovation of the room itself. Once collections are compromised and books, manuscripts, artworks, ephemera and related items have been cannibalized from them, for what pupose will the Rare Book Room be renovated?
> Both history Professor Martin Claussen, claussenm(a)usfca.edu, and Gleeson Library Associates Co-President, Walrave Jansen, wallyj(a)ix.netcom.com, have written eloquently about saving USF's rare book collections and are actively working to do so. President Privett has agreed to meet with faculty tomorrow (Thursday 14 May), to discuss the situation.
> President Privett emphasized in the campus newspaper that he was only making worst case scenario contingency plans. The fact that he had already quietly and secretly consigned items from the Library for sale at auction - courageously uncovered and exposed by history Professor Martin Claussen - belies the contingent nature of his plans. Contingencies have a way of becoming realities all too quickly!
> When one thinks of Gleeson librarians Father William Monihan and D. Steven Corey, and all the collectors and donors who contributed to make the rare book collections of USF what they are, it is dismal to recognize what is happening today.
> In addition to Prof. Claussen, Walrave Jansen, Gleeson Library Associates Co-President, has been doing remarkable work to attempt to staunch the bleeding of the Donohue Rare Book Room holdings. One thing that amazes me is that the University President seems to have taken over and is attempting to micromanage deaccessioning, something that I would think should be the responsibility of the Library Dean and Library staff members.
> Should you wish to express yourself to USF President Stephen Privett, or Library Dean Tyrone Cannon, they can be addressed respectively at privett(a)usfca.edu and cannont(a)usfca.edu.
I have not yet been able to verify all of the details of this story,
but (for openers) it's clear that the prints were indeed auctioned
off. The most offensive part of this sad tale is that the sales were
conducted surreptitiously.
I think that the first order of business is to alert journalist
friends and colleagues; there's an important story percolating here.
Terry Belanger
University Professor, Honorary Curator of Special Collections
Director, Rare Bk School : University of Virginia
Rare Book School : PO 400103 : Charlottesville, VA 22904-4103
Email belanger(a)virginia.edu : Phone 434-924-8851 : Fax 434-924-8824
URL <http://www.rarebookschool.org>
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Yitzak Kerem's Sefarad newsletter drew this new publication to my attention
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and I especially noted the second item - on transliteration and cataloguing
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that I thought might be of interest to some of you.
(There are other papers discussing Ladino and Judezmo under the Ottomans as
well)
June S
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the se From: David Bunis [david.bunis(a)gmail.com]
Misgav Yerushalayim and The Bialik Institute, Jerusalem,
are pleased to announce the publication of a new book:
LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES OF SEPHARDIC AND ORIENTAL JEWS
Edited by David M. Bunis
Center for the Study of Jewish Languages and Literatures
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Sixth International Congress for Research on the Sephardic and Oriental
Jewish Heritage, convened under the aegis of Misgav
Yerushalayim at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was dedicated to the
Languages and Literatures of Sephardic and Oriental Jews.
It brought together seasoned scholars and bright young talents from
Israel, Europe, and the Americas, for five days of intensive interaction.
The present volume is an outgrowth of the research reported on at the
Congress.
Many of the original lectures have been expanded—some of them, considerably
so— enabling the topics to receive the full attention they
merit, unrestricted by the time limitations of a conference lecture. (ISBN
978-965-342-985-7)
CONTENTS (English, Spanish, and French Articles)
Editor’s Preface *1
A. Jewish Languages: Comparative and Theoretical Approaches
Moshe Bar-Asher Aspects in the Study of Jewish Languages and Literatures
Hayim Sheynin In Search of a Common Transliteration for
the Cataloging of Jewish Language Publications in Academic
Libraries in the United States and other Libraries Using Marc Format
<snip>
e-mail me if you want more details ...
June S
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
