Sharing Ancient Wisdoms Project
Medieval History

Sharing Ancient Wisdoms Project


We are delighted to announce the completion of the Sharing Ancient
Wisdoms project: see http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/ 

Please ask your librarian to add any or all of the following items to
your library catalogue: 

Kekaumenos, Consilia et Narrationes 
SAWS edition, 2013
Greek text, English translation and commentary by Charlotte Roueché,
with further translations by H.G. Beck, J. Signes Codoner, G.G.
Litavrin, M.D. Spadaro
ISBN 978-1-897747-29-2
Available at
http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/kekaumenos-consilia-et-narrationes/

Apophthegmata et gnomae secundum alphabetum 
SAWS edition, 2013
Annotated edition of Greek Gnomologia by Denis Searby, Måns Bylund,
Pontus Österdahl, with English translation by Denis Searby
ISBN 978-1-897747-26-1
Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/gnomologia/

Gnomological Material in Arabic and in Arabic-Spanish transmission\
SAWS edition, 2013
Texts established by Ines Dallaji, Lorenz Nigst, Christoph Storz, Elvira
Wakelnig
ISBN 978-1-897747-27-8
Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/arabicgnomol/

Arabic Philosophical Compendia and Excerpts of Arabic and Latin
Philosophical Texts
SAWS edition, 2013
Texts established by Christoph Storz and Elvira Wakelnig
ISBN 978-1-897747-28-5
Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/arabicphilos/
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