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• Civilization -- Early works to 1800

• Archæologiæ græcæ: or, The antiquities of Greece. By John Potter, M.A. and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxon (Oxford : printed at the theatre, for Timothy Child at the White-Hart, and John Jones at the Dolphin and Crown, in St. Paul's Church-yard, London, MDCXCIX. [1699]), by John Potter (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Classical Civilization (2 volumes; New York: Prentice Hall, c1940), by Herbert Newell Couch and Russel M. Geer (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Greek Genius and its Influence: Select Essays and Extracts (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; London: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1917), ed. by Lane Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)
• Standish O'Grady: Selected Essays and Passages (Dublin: Talbot Press; London: T. Fisher Unwin, ca. 1918), by Standish O'Grady, contrib. by Ernest Augustus Boyd (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A professor's vacation [electronic resource] / ([Montreal? : s.n., 1892?]), by Alexander Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The education of the Greek people and its influence on civilization [electronic resource] / (Toronto : G.N. Morang, 1898), by Thomas Davidson and William T. Harris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poine: a study in ancient Greek blood-vengeance, by Hubert Joseph Treston (Gutenberg ebook)
• Aus dem Leben der Antike (in German), by Theodor Birt (Gutenberg ebook)
• What Have the Greeks Done for Modern Civilisation?, by J. P. Mahaffy (Gutenberg ebook)
• Μελέται: 10 άρθρα του στον «Νουμά» (in Greek), by Ion Dragoumes, ed. by Demetrios P. Tankopoulos (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Legacy of Greece: Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield, ed. by Richard Winn Livingstone (Gutenberg ebook)

• Images and Ideologies: Self-Definition in the Hellenistic World (Berkeley: University of California Press, c1993), ed. by A. W. Bulloch, Erich S. Gruen, A. A. Long, and Andrew F. Stewart (HTML at UC Press)

• The Revolutions of Wisdom: Studies in the Claims and Practice of Ancient Greek Science (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995), by G. E. R. Lloyd (HTML at UC Press)
• The Greek View of Life (6th edition, 1909), by G. Lowes Dickinson (Gutenberg text)
• Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the Site of Ilium and in the Trojan Plain (London: J. Murray; New York: Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong, 1875), by Heinrich Schliemann, ed. by Philip Smith, trans. by L. Dora Schmitz
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• The book of the ancient Greeks: An introduction to the history and civilization of Greece from the coming of the Greeks to the conquest of Corinth by Rome in 146 B.C., by Dorothy Mills (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Glory That Was Greece: a survey of Hellenic culture and civilisation, by J. C. Stobart (Gutenberg ebook)

• Hesperia (partial serial archives)

• Tragedy and Enlightenment: Athenian Political Thought and the Dilemmas of Modernity (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997), by Christopher Rocco (HTML at UC Press)

• Minos The Destroyer Rather Than the Creator of the So-Called "Minoan" Culture of Cnossus (extract from the Proceedings of the British Academy, 1910), by William Ridgeway (page images at HathiTrust)
• Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe, by Donald A. Mackenzie (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)

• A General History of The Americans, of Their Customs, Manners, and Colours; An History of The Patagonians, of The Blafards, and White Negroes; History of Peru; An History of The Manners, Customs, &c. of The Chinese and Egyptians, Selected from M. Pauw (Rochdale, UK: T. Wood, 1806), by Cornelius Pauw, ed. by Daniel Webb (multiple formats at archive.org)

• St. Edwards ghost: or, Anti-Normanisme: being a patheticall complaint and motion in the behalfe of our English nation against her grand (yet neglected) grievance, Normanisme. (London, : Printed for Richard Wodenothe at the Starre under Peters Church in Cornhill., 1647), by John Hare (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Il libro di Sidrach: testo inedito del secolo XIV: pubblicato da Adolfo Bartoli (in Italian), by active 13th century Sidrac, ed. by Adolfo Bartoli (Gutenberg ebook)

• The Compleat Gentleman: Fashioning Him Absolute in the Most Necessary and Commendable Qualities Concerning Minde or Bodie That May be Required in a Noble Gentleman (London: Printed for F. Constable, 1622), by Henry Peacham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Reformation of Schooles Designed in Two Excellent Treatises (London: Printed for M. Sparke, 1642), by Johann Amos Comenius, trans. by Samuel Hartlib (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Thoughts on Education (London: Printed for D. Wilson, 1761), by Gilbert Burnet (multiple formats at Google)
• Emile, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, trans. by Barbara Foxley (Gutenberg text)
• Emile (in English and French), by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, trans. by Barbara Foxley and Grace G. Roosevelt (HTML at Wayback Machine)
• The Great Didactic, by Johann Amos Comenius, ed. by M. W. Keatinge (PDF files at Roehampton)
• Of Education, by John Milton
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• Positions Concerning the Training Up of Children, by Richard Mulcaster, ed. by William Barker (HTML at Wayback Machine)
• The First Part of the Elementarie Which Entreateth Chieflie of the Right Writing of our English Tung, by Richard Mulcaster (zipped TEI at OTA)
• Essays, Civil and Moral, and The New Atlantis; Areopagitica and Tractate on Education; Religio Medici (Harvard Classics v3; New York: P. F. Collier and Son, c1909), ed. by Charles William Eliot and William Allan Neilson, contrib. by Francis Bacon, John Milton, and Thomas Browne
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• Emil, vagy a nevelésről (in Hungarian), by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, trans. by Aladár Schöpflin (Gutenberg ebook)
• Positions, by Richard Mulcaster, contrib. by Robert Hebert Quick (Gutenberg ebook)
• Muutamia mietteitä kasvatuksesta (in Finnish), by John Locke, trans. by J. V. Lehtonen (Gutenberg ebook)
• Ameisenbüchlein; oder, Anweisung zu einer vernünftigen Erziehung der Erzieher (in German), by Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (Gutenberg ebook)
• Émile eli Kasvatuksesta (in Finnish), by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, trans. by Jalmari Hahl (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Education of Children, by Desiderius Erasmus, trans. by Richard Sherry (Gutenberg ebook)
• Proposition for the advancement of learning (London : Printed by J.M. for Henry Herringman; and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Blew-Anchor in the lower-walk of the New-Exchange, 1661), by Abraham Cowley and P. P. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The reformed librarie-keeper with a supplement to The reformed-school, as subordinate to colleges in universities / by John Durie ; whereunto is added, I. An idea of mathematicks II. The description of one of the chiefest libraries which is in Germanie ... (London : Printed by William Du-Gard, and are to bee [sic] sold by Rob. Littleberrie ..., 1650), by John Dury, Samuel Hartlib, John Pell, and Johann Schwartzkopf (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The reformed school by John Dury. (London : Printed by R.D. for Richard Wodnothe ..., [1649?]), by John Dury and Samuel Hartlib (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A sermon of the education of children preach'd before the right honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen at Guild-Hall Chapel on Sunday, Novemb. 1, 1696 / by William Fleetwood ... (London : Printed for Thomas Newborough ..., 1696), by William Fleetwood (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mnemophthoropaiktes, the brainbreakersbreaker, or, The apologie of Thomas Grantham, for his method in teaching dwelling in Lothbury, London. (Printed at London : [s.n.], 1644), by Thomas Grantham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A touchestone for this time present expresly declaring such ruines, enormities, and abuses as trouble the Churche of God and our Christian common wealth at this daye. VVherevnto is annexed a perfect rule to be obserued of all parents and scholemaisters, in the trayning vp of their schollers and children in learning. Newly set foorth by E.H. (Imprinted at London : By [W. Williamson for] Thomas Hacket, and are to be solde at his shop at the greene Dragon in the Royall Exchange, 1574), by Edward Hake and Desiderius Erasmus (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The petty-schoole Shewing a way to teach little children to read English with delight and profit, (especially) according to the new primar. By C. H. (London : printed by J.T. for Andrew Crook, at the Green Dragon in Pauls Church Yard, 1659), by Charles Hoole (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The education of children in learning declared by the dignitie, vtilitie, and method thereof. Meete to be knowne, and practised aswell of parents as schoolmaisters. (Imprinted at London : By Thomas Orwin, for Iohn Porter and Thomas Gubbin, 1588), by William Kempe (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An essay, concerning critical and curious learning in which are contained some short reflections on the controversie betwixt Sir William Temple and Mr. Wotton, and that betwixt Dr. Bentley and Mr. Boyl / by T.R. Esq. (London : Printed for R. Cumberland ..., 1698), by Thomas Rymer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A vindication of An essay concerning critical and curious learning in which are contained some short reflections on the controversie betwixt Sir William Temple and Mr. Wotton, and that betwixt Dr. Bentley and Mr. Boyle : in an answer to an Oxford pamphlet / by the author of that essay. (London : Printed for E. Whitlock ..., 1698), by Thomas Rymer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A treatise of schemes [and] tropes very profytable for the better vnderstanding of good authors, gathered out of the best grammarians [and] oratours by Rychard Sherry Londoner. Whervnto is added a declamacion, that chyldren euen strapt fro[m] their infancie should be well and gently broughte vp in learnynge. Written fyrst in Latin by the most excellent and famous clearke, Erasmus of Roterodame. ([Imprynted at London : By Iohn Day dwellinge ouer Aldersgate, beneth saint Martyns. And are to be sold at his shop by the litle conduit in Chepesyde at the sygne of the Resurrection, [1550]]), by Richard Sherry and Desiderius Erasmus (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Schoolmaster. (An. 1570. At London : Printed by Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, per decennium, [1570]), by Roger Ascham and Margaret Ascham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Ludus literarius: or, the grammar schoole shewing how to proceede from the first entrance into learning, to the highest perfection required in the grammar schooles, with ease, certainty and delight both to masters and schollars; onely according to our common grammar, and ordinary classical authours: begun to be sought out at the desire of some worthy fauourers of learning, by searching the experiments of sundry most profitable schoolemasters and other learned, and confirmed by tryall: intended for the helping of the younger sort of teachers, and of all schollars ... (London : Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for Thomas Man, 1612), by John Brinsley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A continuation of Mr. John-Amos-Comenius school-endeavours, or, A summary delineation of Dr. Cyprian Kinner Silesian, his thoughts concerning education, or, The way and method of teaching exposed to the ingenuous and free censure of all piously-learned men ... : together with an advice how these thoughts may be succesfully put in practice / translated out of the original Latine, transmitted to Sam. Hartlib, and by him published ... ([London] : Printed for R.L. ..., [1648]), by Johann Amos Comenius and Cyprian Kinner (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some thoughts concerning education (London : Printed for A. and J. Churchill ..., 1693), by John Locke (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Of education. To Master Samuel Hartlib. ([London : for Thomas Underhill? for Thomas Johnson?, 1644]), by John Milton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Positions vvherin those primitiue circumstances be examined, which are necessarie for the training vp of children, either for skill in their booke, or health in their bodie. VVritten by Richard Mulcaster, master of the schoole erected in London anno. 1561. in the parish of Sainct Laurence Povvntneie, by the vvorshipfull companie of the merchaunt tailers of the said citie (Printed at London : By Thomas Vautrollier for Thomas Chare [i.e. Chard], 1581), by Richard Mulcaster (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De educatione puerorum. English ([Imprinted at London : In Fletestrete, in the house of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the Cundite, at the sygne of Lucrece, [1532?]]), by Plutarch and Thomas Elyot (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De educatione puerorum. English (Imprinted at London : By Henry Bynneman, [1571]), by Plutarch and Edward Grant (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse concerning schools and school-masters offered to publick consideration / by M.N. (London : Printed for H.H., 1663), by Marchamont Nedham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A scheme of learning propos'd to be taught in the Royal Schole for the real improvement and advancement of useful navigation, humbly submitted, &c. That from its candid, and beneficial intention, this great and good work may deserve the encouragement of this honorable House. ([London : s.n., 1700?]), by Lewis Maidwell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Essay to revive the antient education of gentlewomen in religion, manners, arts & tongues. (London : Printed by J.D., to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst ..., 1673), by Bathsua Makin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Nobilitas literata. (Imprinted at London : By Henrie Denham, dwelling in pater noster row at the signe of the Starre., Anno Domini. 1570), by Johannes Sturm and Thomas Browne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age. (London : Printed by I. Legatt, 1640), by Ezekias Woodward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A light to grammar, and all other arts and sciences. Or, the rule of practise proceeding by the clue of nature, and conduct of right reason so opening the doore thereunto. The first part concerning grammar, the preparatories thereto; rules of practice through the same; clearing the method all along. ([London] : Printed at London by M. F. for Iohn Bartlet, at the signe of the gilt Cup, neere S. Austins gate in Pauls Churchyard, 1641), by Ezekias Woodward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Childes patrimony. Parts I & II (Printed at London : and are to be sold by Tho: Underhill at the signe of the Bible in Woodstreet, 1649), by Ezekias Woodward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A sons patrimony and daughters portion payable to them at all times but best received in their first times when they are young and tender : laid-out without expence of money only in the improving time and words with them contained (in an answerablenesse to their ages) in two volumes ... ([London] : Printed for T. Vnderhill, 1643), by Ezekias Woodward and William Gouge (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Quo pacto ingenui formandi sint praeceptiones pauculae. English (Imprinted at Ippeswich : By Anthony Scoloker. dwellyng in. S. Nycholas paryshe, Anno. 1548), by Ulrich Zwingli and Richard Argentine (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A model for a school for the better education of youth ([London : s.n., 1675]), by A. B. and M. Lewis (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Libellus orthographicus: or, The diligent school-boy's directory Being certain plain and profitable dialogue-wise-placed rules and directions, for the better understanding of (especially) the English-orthography. By Thomas Hunt, Mr. of Arts of Pembroke Colledge in Oxford, and school-master at St. Dunstans in the East. (London : printed by T. Johnson, and are to be sold by John Hancock at the first shop of Popes-Head Alley in Cornhil, and Francis Cossinet at the Anchor and Mariner in Tower-street, 1661), by Thomas Hunt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• School-lavves. Or, Qui mihi in English. By J. M. (London : [s.n.], printed MDCL. [1650]), by J. M. (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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