Koniasch Latin Press
Czech academic publisher and online bookstore specializing in classical, medieval, and musicological scholarship.
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Overview
Koniasch Latin Press (KLP) is a Czech academic publishing house and online bookseller based in Prague. It produces and distributes scholarly literature, with a catalogue focused on classical philology, ancient and medieval history, musicology, and related humanities fields. The press operates an internet bookstore through its website, koniasch.cz, where it sells its own printed books, e-books, PDF versions, and CD/DVD media, as well as selected titles from other publishers and institutions with similar academic profiles. KLP's list includes textbooks and monographs such as Josef Bartoň's introductions to New Testament Greek and Classical Old Church Slavonic, Czech translations of Gian Biagio Conte's History of Roman Literature and Luciano Canfora's History of Greek Literature, and source editions like Magnae Moraviae fontes historici. It also publishes the journal Muzikologické fórum / Forum of Musicology and titles on art history and early modern culture, including Klára Benešovská's edited volume on King John of Luxembourg and Zdislav Šíma's work on astronomy and the Clementinum. The press serves students, researchers, and general readers interested in the classical tradition and Central European cultural history. Its dual role as publisher and specialized retailer makes it a niche supplier for Czech and international humanities scholarship. The company is privately held and does not appear to be listed on a stock exchange. Its online store offers direct sales with prices quoted in Czech koruna.
History
Koniasch Latin Press is a Czech academic publishing house and online bookseller based in Prague. It operates the internet bookstore at koniasch.cz, through which it offers its own publications in printed, e-book, PDF, and CD/DVD formats, along with selected titles from other publishers and institutions with similar scholarly focus. The press's catalogue centers on classical philology, ancient and medieval history, musicology, and related humanities disciplines. Notable titles include Josef Bartoň's textbooks on New Testament Greek and Classical Old Church Slavonic, Czech translations of Gian Biagio Conte's History of Roman Literature and Luciano Canfora's History of Greek Literature, the source collection Magnae Moraviae fontes historici, Klára Benešovská's edited volume on King John of Luxembourg, and Zdislav Šíma's work on astronomy and the Clementinum. The press also publishes the journal Muzikologické fórum / Forum of Musicology. The company is privately held and active as of the mid-2020s.
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Specialist academic publisher and bookseller for classical, medieval, and musicological studies in the Czech Republic.
Muzikologické fórum / Forum of Musicology 13 (2024), no. 1-2
Muzikologické fórum / Forum of Musicology 12 (2023), no. 1-2
Benešovská, Klára (ed.): King John of Luxembourg (1296-1346) and the Art of his Era
Šíma, Zdislav: Astronomy and Clementinum
Antologie překladů ze starší německé literatury
Baťa, Jan (ed.): Codex Kuttenbergensis / Kutnohorský kodex
Bartoň, Josef: Introduction to New Testament Greek
Conte, Gian Biagio: History of Roman Literature
Canfora, Luciano: History of Greek Literature
Bartoň, Josef: Classical Old Church Slavonic (textbook with reader)
Prameny k dějinám Velké Moravy, I: Letopisy a kroniky / Magnae Moraviae fontes historici, I: Annales et chronicae
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