Acknowledgments
I owe serious debts of thanks to many people, but in particular to Geoffrey Samuel and Ken Bauer who strongly supported the Atlas project after a hectic introduction to it in London some three years ago. Thanks to their substantial efforts, I was able to present the project at the IATS Conference in Paris in July, 2019. I met Albert Hoffstädt of Brill at IATS at the same time, who expressed an immediate interest in publishing the Atlas. Albert and Patricia Radder have steered the project through to conclusion with this volume – I couldn’t wish for better publishers. Many thanks also to Robert Barnett for his substantial editorial assistance.
I also want to thank my good friends Jane Baird and Sue Ulrich for their unstinting support and editorial help during the last three years. This volume would not have been possible without their dedication and patience.