Many other scholars and friends assisted in the creation of this work, often by helping us
find contributors (marked * in the list below). Much of the work was carried out in the
libraries at Columbia University, at New York University, at the New York Public Library,
and at the College of William and Mary whose Inter-Library Loan office is the very model
of cheerful efficiency. We are grateful to those organizations, to Richard Stoneman for first
seeing the value of the book, and to the 78 individuals listed below, notably Michèle Lowrie
(whose questions always clarify) and Keith Massie (whose efforts included tracking down
museum addresses, creating digital images, and building a secure web site which greatly
facilitated the final editing process). Georgia L. Irby-Massie dedicates her entries and editor-
ial efforts to her father, Richard E. Irby, an autodidact and polymath, who first set
Georgia’s feet on the path of knowledge, truth, and scientific inquiry.
Silvia Barbantani
Andrew Barker
Adam H. Becker
Peter Bing
Calvin Bower
Ewen Bowie
Laurel M. Bowman
Charles Burnett
William M. Calder III
Alan D.E. Cameron
Dee Clayman
Shaye Cohen
J.J. Coulton
Serafina Cuomo
Frans de Haas
Denise Demetriou
Bruce Eastwood
Michel Federspiel
Simonetta Feraboli
William W. Fortenbaugh
Dorothea Frede
Michael Frede
Karen Green
Jerry Heverly
Brooke Holmes
C.A. Huffman
Richard Janko
C.H. Kahn
R.A. Kaster
Rachel L. Keyser
Ewald Kislinger
Johannes Koder
Nita Krevans
Bob Lamberton
M.J.T. Lewis
Ian Lockey
Michèle Lowrie
Enrico Magnelli*
Jaap Mansfeld*
Keith Massie
Steve McCluskey*
Michael McCormick
Michèle Mertens*
Chris Minkowski*
David Mirhady
Phil Mitsis*
Tony Natoli*
Thomas Noble*
Jim O’Donnell*
Tim O’Keefe*
Michael Peachin*
Jim Porter*
John M. Riddle*
Tracey E. Rihll*
Duane Roller
David Runia*
Jacques Schamp*
David N. Sedley*
Robert W. Sharples*
David Sider*
Ian Simmonds
Lucas Siorvanes
P. Oktor Skjaervo*
David A. Smith
Richard Sorabji*
Liba Taub*
Bill Thayer
Teun Tieleman*
Philip van der Eijk*
Marlein van Raalte*INTRODUCTION