Guides: Classical Studies: Books

Classmarks

Try browsing the shelves for books on a particular topic. Books on Classics can be found in the following Dewey number ranges:

180 Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy
292 Classical religion (Greek & Roman religion)
473 Dictionaries of classical Latin
475 Grammar of classical Latin
483 Dictionaries of classical Greek
485 Grammar of classical Greek

722 Architecture from earliest times to ca. 300

733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman Sculpture
880 Hellenic literatures; Classical Greek
881 Classical Greek poetry
882 Classical Greek drama
870 Latin & Old Latin literatures
871 Latin poetry
872 Latin drama
878 Latin miscellaneous writings
930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)

As you can see, Classics books can be found all over the library! Please don't hesitate to ask for help if you're having trouble finding what you need.

Library Website

Use the Library website to search for books and ebooks:

http://library.lincoln.ac.uk/

Ebook Databases

ACLS Humanities E-Book
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is a digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences. Books in this collection have been recommended and reviewed by scholars and constituent learned societies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
BibliU
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Access to a collection of full-text study skills guides. Allows you to search and make notes within books and sync across devices.

Britannia Monographs Series
This this site contains links to full-text pdfs of volumes published in the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies' Britannia series, which focuses on the archaeology of Roman Britain.

Cambridge Companions Complete Collection
Comprehensive and accessible essays covering literature and classics, philosophy, religion and culture, and music. Includes useful reference material, chronologies and reading lists.
Ebook Central
Provides access to a huge collection of full-text eBooks across a range of subject areas.

Journal of Roman Studies Monographs
This site contains links to full text pdfs of volumes published by the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, which cover Roman and late antique archaeology, history, and literature.

Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library, founded by James Loeb in 1911, continues the historic mission of making all that is important in Greek and Latin literature available to readers and includes accurate, literate, English translations.

The authors in the Loeb Classical Library span fourteen centuries and every genre. Each work is classified by language, form, genre, subject, and date for ease of browsing and navigation
Oxford Handbooks Online
Oxford Handbooks are a series of books covering classical studies, philosophy and religion which provide students and scholars with authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. They offer a critical examination of the progress and direction of debates as well as a foundation for study and research.
Translated Texts for Historians E-Library
Historical sources from A.D. 300–800 translated into English. This collection contains 66 volumes that bring together a wealth of important early medieval texts in translation, with scholarship from leading academics.

If your book isn't in the library...

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Inter-library loans

Inter-library loans are requests for items not held in our collections. These requests can include copies of journal articles, book chapters or conference papers.

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Requesting Inter-library loans - update

In response to the reduced services offered by our suppliers, we will be offering a digital only service for the foreseeable future.

Electronic (PDF or SED) versions of articles, conference papers and single book chapters will continue to be sourced where possible, but we are unable to supply book or journal loans. Please note that it may take significantly longer to process requests at this time so please allow additional time for your request to be supplied.

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Classical Studies