BRANDWOOD, Leonard — A Word Index to Plato. Series: Compendia: Computer-Generated Aids to Literary and Linguistic Research (Volume 8)

Leeds W. S. Maney & Son Large Quarto (4to) / Original clothbound hardcover. xxxi, 1,003 pages. Heavy, oversized volume measuring approximately 29 cm. Language: English (Prefatory matter) and Ancient Greek (Index text). Condition: Fair to good. The text block remains tight, crisp, clean, and completely unmarked throughout, with no underlinings, highlights, or annotations. However, the binding shows some notable wear: the top of the spine is split/torn on both sides by approximately 5 to 7 cm (approx. 2.7 inches), and the corners are lightly bumped with minor shelf wear. Despite the spine splits, the volume remains structurally intact and highly usable. A perfect working copy of a scarce and critical academic resource, priced accordingly.. ISBN 0901286095. Leonard Brandwood's A Word Index to Plato is a monumental and historic achievement in classical philology. Developed using early computer-processing techniques started in the late 1950s/1960s, this work provided scholars with the very first complete, comprehensive word-index to the dialogues of Plato, replacing the outdated 19th-century Lexicon Platonicum by Ast. Published as part of the pioneering Compendia series, it serves as an essential, exhaustive reference tool for researchers analyzing Plato's stylistic evolution, vocabulary, grammar, and philosophical terminology.