This volume is a collection of papers in honour of Alfons Wouters. The

contributions reflect the multiple aspects of Wouters’ scholarly

activity: ancient grammaticography and language philosophy; humanistic

education; literary and documentary papyrology; history of books and

libraries in Antiquity. The papers are grouped into three sections:

Language, philosophy and books: from ancient Greece to Byzantium;

Grammar, writing, language contacts: Latin Antiquity and the Middle

Ages; The classical heritage and its fruits: concepts and techniques.

The volume opens with a biographical sketch and the list of publications

of A. Wouters.

Contributions by: L. Basset, V. Becares Botas,

P. Berrettoni, F. Biville, G. Bonnet, W. Clarysse, B. Colombat, P. De

Paolis, D. Donnet, A. Garcea, R. Gusmani, J. Lallot, A. Luhtala, M.-H.

Marganne, S. Matthaios, V. Mazhuga, A. Papathomas, T . Quadrio, D.

Schenkeveld, F. Schironi, J. Schneider, I. Sluiter, P. Swiggers, D.J.

Taylor, J. Uria, P. Van Deun, L. Visser.