Dictionary of Bibliographic Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related Disciplines

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

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Trying to identify abbreviated titles of journals and standard bibliographic works is a major difficulty facing researchers and librarians in the field of Classical Studies. This revised edition has been greatly expanded, with nearly twice the abbreviations (17,000) and bibliographic entries (12,400) as the first edition. Also, the Greek and Cyrillic abbreviations have increased by seven and four fold respectively. Abbreviations for internet sites are now included, as are those for associations in the broad area of Classical Studies. There are also more entries for Eastern European and regional archaeological publications. This revised volume is divided into two parts. Part One consists of an alphabetical listing of bibliographic abbreviations found in the scholarship of classical studies and related disciplines. Meanwhile, Part Two is an alphabetically arranged bibliographic descriptions for the works published in classical studies and related disciplines. Special efforts were made to increase the coverage in peripheral areas, making this new edition a useful reference tool for scholars in all subjects of study in the ancient and medieval world.

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Decoding abbreviations in scholarly literature can often be a challenge, especially in a subject like classical studies, which has a very long history, is multidisciplinary, and is pursued in a great variety of countries and a multitude of languages. Wellington's exemplary guide is therefore very welcome....Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher.-Choice
"Decoding abbreviations in scholarly literature can often be a challenge, especially in a subject like classical studies, which has a very long history, is multidisciplinary, and is pursued in a great variety of countries and a multitude of languages. Wellington's exemplary guide is therefore very welcome....Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher."-Choice

Author Bio

JEAN SUSORNEY WELLINGTON is Head of the Burnam Classics Library at the University of Cincinnati