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Summary: The Big One
Review: As an ageing student of Greek, an aged pensioner only half way through the second year of a university course in the subject, I decided to ask my wife to give me the big lexicon for Christmas. Some say it is best to wait until more advanced study is required, but waiting several years at my age is perhaps overly optimistic. Generally I find the Intermediate version very useful, and I have it sitting on top of the Big One. I am sure the large version will be of considerable use, but it won't be travelling with me. I also have the small version which fits well into my luggage.
The use of Victorian English does not worry me (we can all change "hither" and "thither" into more likely expressions), but the smallness of the print and its lack of clarity is a bit of a problem. I have decided that when I use the unabridged edition it will be in the daytime, and on sunny days at that! I am very thankful for a little magnifying set-up that I made when using Reading Greek as a textbook- very clear but very small print. My spectacles help too of course!
A CD-ROM version may be useful to some people, but I much prefer books for frequent use. The computer is in a different room from where I do my real work. I couldn't stand having one of these monstrosities looking at me as I study Greek.
So far I am very positive about the large version of the lexicon. It can hardly have five stars because it has some inadequacies, but it is better to have it than not. I might write another review in a year's time and give a revised view.
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Summary: Indispensable
Review: Excellent resource. I have not yet bought my own copy of the 1996 edition, even though I really need one. What has kept me away from buying it are the complaints from other reviewers about the illegibility of certain entries. Whoever sees this, especially those who have reviewed the 1996 (big LSJ), please
e-mail me and let me know how bad the problem really is. Are all copies like this or just some? For it seems that some people (among the reviewers) have not had this problem with their editions, or that they at least don't complain about it. My e-mail is dionysus4400@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance.
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Summary: Indispensable
Review: Excellent resource. I have not yet bought my own copy of the 1996 edition, even though I really need one. What has kept me away from buying it are the complaints from other reviewers about the illegibility of certain entries. Whoever sees this, especially those who have reviewed the 1996 (big LSJ), please
e-mail me and let me know how bad the problem really is. Are all copies like this or just some? For it seems that some people (among the reviewers) have not had this problem with their editions, or that they at least don't complain about it. My e-mail is dionysus4400@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance.
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Summary: Books are better.
Review: I do not recommend that you buy the digital version of Liddell-Scott. If you are wishing to save space I might recommend the Intermediate edition. But the replacement of books by on-line resources is one of the saddest trends in academia. The Perseus Project, for instance, may be a useful tool but it's just not the same as thumbing through a green Loeb. This big heavy book of blue won't "crash" or keeping you waiting as it "downloads" or any other sort of gibberish of the age which I might put into quotation marks. In other words, there are many ways to go about the study of Greek, but every one, I insist, includes a handsome stack of books. Some of the other reviews will no doubt be more helpful in describing the contents of this book-- I can only help so far as saying, please, do not computerize ancient Greek (as you read this on your computer).
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Summary: Greek-English Lexicon
Review: I thought it was a great book!
I need to find out some things about the Greek-English Lexicon book I have . Seventh Edition Greek-English Lexicon by H G. Liddell DD & R. Scott DD.
Harper & Brothers
Franklin Square
1889
On second blank page it has written,
Frank Wyman 2nd
Harvard University
Class of 98
Cambridge, Nov,17,1894
This book is in MINT shape.!
I have no idea where to find info on old books and where to look on the internet.
I hope in some way u can help me, by letting me know where to go to find some sort of info on this book.
THANK YOUR VERY MUCH
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Summary: Older Eighth Edition from the American Book Company
Review: Just to add comment on all the discussion concerning printing. After reading the above comments, I decided to purchase an earlier edition of the Liddell & Scott via eBay. I took a risk but found that the "big" Liddell, 8th ed., published American Book Company (New York: Cincinnati: Chicago) was typeset and not the undesirable offset. At a savings of about $100, I got the best version (the big Liddell) of the best lexicon (Liddell & Scott) with the clearest printing (typeset). There is no better lexicon for pagan or sacred writings in the classical or koine Greek.
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Summary: This is really about a CD-Rom Version
Review: Logos Research software has now made this edition in electronic form, all the supplements are integrated in the main text. Each time there is an abbreviation you just hover the mouse over it and the full title is put up, no more having to look in the abbriviation lists, it makes it a lot easier. This also solves the problem of small typeface, you can really see everything clearly. They have also done an electronic form of the BDAG lexicon and HALOT for the OT. So if you want to get this lexicon but the small typeface is a problem check out the electronic versions. Logos has a lot of other stuff related to Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac also, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. So check it out.
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Summary: The Intermediate is better for legibility and reference
Review: The "big" Liddell & Scott is the one to buy when you're about to do your doctorate. Until then you would be better off with the Intermediate, and not just because it's only about a third the price and much easier to carry about. The Intermediate has a much clearer typeface and many students find its material more easily accessible.
The ninth edition of the "big" Liddell & Scott has been offset so many times that the print is faint and verging on the illegible. My copy actually has pieces of print missing. The Clarendon Press ought really to have the whole thing revised and reset. But what a daunting task! (It will probably end up being republished on disk.)
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Summary: Big Liddell Better in Digital Form
Review: The Big Liddell is a very valuable resource, as a number of other reviewers here have observed. It truly is the premier work of its kind. But it has a few drawbacks.1 - The sheer weight and bulk of this tome makes it a dedicated desk reference. In fact, you might consider building a special shelf or desk just to hold the book. 2 - The offset printing flaws mentioned by other reviewers is a significant problem. Portions of some entries are not even legible. The Big Liddell is the kind of book that would be much more valuable in digital format than in print. There's been talk about an electronic version for some time, and it looks like we might finally get one soon ...
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Summary: Look for an older copy
Review: The problem is photolithography. Reading some reprints can be like looking at a photograph of a photograph. You might consider finding an older typeset copy of the LSJ. Although this means buying a used book, it may be easier on your eyes.
You cannot, however, identify a typeset copy by edition number, publication date, or ISBN. I browsed a copy of the 9th Edition (0198642148) published in 1961 and printed in 1992. It was offset and looked like the printer was running out of ink. I purchased a copy of this same 1961 edition printed in 1978. My copy is typeset. It looks fine.
Whether a copy of the book is offset or typeset seems to depend upon who printed the book and when it was printed. At one time the University of Oxford printed its own books. My LSJ states on the copyright page "Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford by Eric Buckley, printer to the University." My old copy of Denniston says the same thing except for the name of the printer.
It seems that new books from the Oxford University Press are printed by a variety of firms located anywhere between Bristol and Hong Kong. I don't know when the University stopped printing its books, but I don't think that any copies of the 9th Revised (1996) Edition of the LSJ (0198642261) were printed by the University.
I can't say as a hard and fast rule that all copies printed by and at the University are typeset; however, before purchasing and shipping anything this big and expensive, I would contact the seller and ask the seller where and by whom that copy was printed.
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