Studies in byzantine, islamic and near eastern silk weaving

This volume complements Anna Muthesius' previous works, emphasizing the selection patterns in acquiring silks by secular and ecclesiastical bodies. It highlights the continuous flourishing of Mediterranean/Near Eastern silk trade, the role of Caucasian silk routes, and the impact on Byzantine and...

Ex oriente lux et veritas

The essays in this book place Edward Elbridge Salisbury in the context of 19th-century Orientalism, with emphasis on the interconnected growth of Assyriology in Northern Europe and America. Salisbury was a founding figure in the development of ancient Near Eastern, Arabic, and Sanskrit studies. 3...

Mediterranean wines of place

In Mediterranean Wines of Place, Al Leonard pairs his love of the Mediterranean World with wines crafted from the grapes that have been so much a part of its history. This guide to Mediterranean wines introduces more than sixty heirloom grapes and their wines. Colour illustrations throughout.

In the service of the king

A study of the titles and roles of civil officials and functionaries in Israel and Judah during the monarchy, including key ministers of the central government, regional administrators, and palace attendants. It sets these Israelite and Judahite titles in their ancient context through extensive s...

Paying the piper

Studies the early music situation in a single county, Cheshire, from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on music outside the Church and looking not only at the trained professional but at music-makers from the performers at guild feasts to the gentleman who takes mus...

Royal jousts at the end of the fourteenth century

Bringing together some of the most important accounts of medieval jousting, especially those of the jousts at St. Inglevert, this is a direct look at the sources that have influenced our modern ideas and reconstructions of late medieval jousting.  

Archaeology outside the box

Archaeology Outside the Box makes contemporary archaeology germane to the general public as well as to researchers in other disciplines. Thirty-one richly illustrated chapters provide an examination of archaeology from some surprising and unexpected points of view by anthropologists, archaeologis...

First kings of europe

In this wonderfully illustrated book, which accompanies an international exhibition, scholars synthesize archaeological data and present artifacts from the most important museum collections across south-eastern Europe to illustrate the evolution of political hierarchy, power and status in this re...

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Bahrain's surviving dynasty

This book provides valuable insights into how the Al Khalifa tribe of Bahrain managed to shape and maintain their patrimonial rule for over 240 years, ultimately emerging as one of the most prevailing and enduring royal families in the region today.

National employment, migration and education in the gcc

This volume provides an analysis of the policy challenges for the Gulf Cooperation Council labour markets. It analyses the different dimensions of segmentation of these markets, the factors of change influencing labour supply. It provides an overview of what arguably will be the core socio-econom...

The wadi shatt el-rigal

This volume presents the 1983 findings at Wadi Shatt el-Rigal, part of the Gebel el-Silsila site. It details over 800 inscriptions and rock-drawings from the late Eleventh Dynasty, including the well-known reliefs of Mentuhotep II and III.

The wari enclave of espiritu pampa

This book describes the discovery and excavation of a major new Wari site in the subtropical region of Vilcabamba (Cuzco), in Peru. The Wari State was the first expansionistic power to develop in the Andean highlands; emerging in the area of modern Ayacucho around AD 650; the Wari expanded to con...

Byzance, les slaves et l'occident

Sixteen studies by Velmans, a pupil of André Grabar, focusing on Byzantine art and its influence on Slavic lands. Themes include the Fountain of Life, Akathistos cycle, and Byzantine-derived subjects in Western Europe, iconographic developments, Western influence on Byzantine and Slavic art, and ...

The archaeology of solvieux

Few sites have the same complexity and diversity of deposits, as was found at the site of Solvieux in southwest France. The history of the project, methodologies, results and analysis of finds arepresented, with drawings, outlines of typologies and essays on Upper Palaeolithic traditions and the ...

Sandy pylos

This book traces the archaeological history of Pylos and surrounding regions in Messenia from the Palaeolithic to the present. Designed as much for general readers and travellers interested in ancient Greece as for scholars.