W. M. Lindsay (1858–1937)
Author of Early Latin Verse
About the Author
W. M. Lindsay was Professor of Humanity at the University of St. Andrews.
Series
Works by W. M. Lindsay
The Latin language; an historical account of Latin sounds, stems and flexions (1984) 9 copies, 1 review
Notae Latinae: An Account of Abbreviation in Latin MSS. of the Early Minuscule Period (c. 700-850) (2000) 5 copies, 1 review
The Latin Language: A Historical Account Of Latin Sounds, Stems, And Flexions (1894) (2008) 2 copies
The codex Turnebi of Plautus 2 copies
Leyden Glossaries 1 copy
The syntax of Plautus 1 copy
Associated Works
Comoediae: Volume I: Amphitruo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi, Casina, Cistellaria, Curculio, Epidicus,… (1922) — Editor, some editions — 60 copies
Comoediae, Tomus II: Miles Gloriosus, Mostellaria, Persa, Poenulus, Pseudolus, Rudens, Stichus, Trinummus, Truculentus,… (1922) — Editor, some editions — 58 copies
De Verborum Significatu Quae Supersunt Cum Pauli Epitome (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (1997) — Editor, some editions — 10 copies
Nonius Marcellus: De compendiosa doctrina libri XX: Vol. III. Libri V-XX (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum… (2003) — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Lindsay, Wallace Martin
- Birthdate
- 1858-02-12
- Date of death
- 1937-02-21
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Scotland, UK
- Awards and honors
- FBA
Members
Reviews
The Latin language : an historical account of Latin… by W. M. Lindsay
This is a treasure. When I found it, it had begun to fall apart. Even with the extreme care I took as I copied it, it was still in bad shape when I returned it. That last time I checked the UW catalog for it, it was no longer there.
The book shows facsimiles of multiple pages from several books which were created in Wales prior to 1100 CE. The scripts in these books show that, even though written over 300 years after the creation of the great Insular books like Lindisfarne and the Book of Kells, the Welsh still followed exemplars that obviously come from the same school of writing. The hands are exquisite in form and care and easily readable after one takes only a few minutes to become acquainted with letter form.
It is truly sad that these pages are becoming lost to the people who have dedicated themselves to learning and, hopefully, passing on the skills that the scribes who wrote these books had. Their art enriches us with both knowledge and beauty.… (more)
The book shows facsimiles of multiple pages from several books which were created in Wales prior to 1100 CE. The scripts in these books show that, even though written over 300 years after the creation of the great Insular books like Lindisfarne and the Book of Kells, the Welsh still followed exemplars that obviously come from the same school of writing. The hands are exquisite in form and care and easily readable after one takes only a few minutes to become acquainted with letter form.
It is truly sad that these pages are becoming lost to the people who have dedicated themselves to learning and, hopefully, passing on the skills that the scribes who wrote these books had. Their art enriches us with both knowledge and beauty.… (more)
Statistics
- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 137
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- #149,084
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 19
- Languages
- 2