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Et Cetera

An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases

By: Maia Lee-Chin, Marta Bertello (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 27 August 2024

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144 Pages

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20.83 x 16.26 x 2.29

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A hauntingly illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more.

Latin may be a “dead” language, but it’s all around us—in science, philosophy, religion, and at the root of English grammar. From “carpe diem” to the more obscure “alea iacta est,” classicist Maia Lee-Chin explains the fascinating origins of many Latin phrases still in use—as well as those that have been lost to the ages.

Each entry includes a direct translation, attribution, origin, and a striking, full-page illustration by Italian artist Marta Bertello. A beautiful object as well as a useful reference book, Et Cetera brings ancient knowledge and culture to life for readers of the 21st Century.

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“Et Cetera is my Roman Empire. Literally. You would think a reference book of Latin phrases could not possibly make you cry. You would be wrong. Fresh, funny, and poignant […] each lovingly illustrated phrase becomes a portal to a Rome we don’t often see.”

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