The mortuary temple of senwosret iii at abydos

The Abydos mortuary complex includes a royal tomb and a temple established for the afterlife cult of pharaoh Khakaure-Senwosret III. Excavation of the temple's well-preserved architecture in tandem with work on its surroundings now provides the basis for a detailed reconstruction of this major Mi...

Macedonian treasures (russian language edition)

This guide to the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai - in Imathia, Central Macedonia - takes the reader step by step on the tour of this particularly spare and austere, yet simultaneously atmospheric, exhibition of the treasures from these tombs. Impressive photographs accompany historical inform...

The eye of the beholder

The author analyses the ways in which Muhammad's early biographers sought to shape the Prophet's biography through biblically based, and later Qur'anic, modes of authentication.

Petras, siteia ii

This volume is the second of two that represent the final publication of Sector I of the Prepalatial to Postpalatial Minoan urban settlement and palace of Petras, Siteia, located in eastern Crete. It presents in detail the Late Bronze Age pottery recovered during the excavations conducted there f...

Studies in english pre-romanesque and romanesque architecture volume i

These volumes include Dr Gem's main work over a period of quarter of a century. Taken together, these studies present an overview of the development of English Church architecture from the 7th century to the 12th.

Anthroponymie et anthropologie de nuzi, volume 1

Details the personal names found on cuneiform tablets from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nuzi.

The rotunda in thessaloniki and its mosaics

The mosaics in the Rotunda in Thessaloniki are the most significant decorations that remain from the early Byzantine period. It includes a timeline and a list of recent publications. 45 colour photographs, many specially taken for this publication, document the spectacular qualities of these magn...

Qasr ibrim: the textiles from the cathedral cemetery

The Qasr Ibrim site’s elevation has preserved a remarkable textile collection, spanning from the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty to the Late Ottoman Period. This volume details these textiles, from domestic items to mended remnants, including significant finds from the Cathedral Cemetery and Bishop Timotheu...

Drama and sermon in late medieval england

Investigates how sermons and vernacular religious drama worked as media for public learning. The interrelation between sermons and vernacular drama, formerly assumed to be a close one, is addressed from historical connections, performative aspects, and the portrayal of penance.

Verba docenti

This festschrift, in honour of the renowned Indo-Europeanist Jay Jasanoff, presents studies on topics ranging from Indo-European verbal morphology to Australian paleo linguistics. It contains contributions by such distinguished colleagues as Ives Goddard, Martin Peters, Georges-Jean Pinault, P. O...

Excavations at serra east, parts 1-5

In 1961/62 and 1963/64, the Oriental Nubian Expedition excavated cemeteries, the ancient fortress, and the late Christian town of Serra East in northern Sudan. This volume looks at the ancient burials and outlying structures.

Proceedings of the first international conference on the history of ethiopian art

The first International Conference on Ethiopian art, convened by Dr. Richard Pankhurst in 1986, produced Proceedings dedicated to Ethiopian art, spanning over two millennia. The volume includes papers on Ethiopian painting (manuscript illuminations and murals), metalwork, architecture, and folk art.

The end of time in the order of things

Time and its end are among the fundamental questions of humanity. The fascinating but also terrifying anticipation of the end has repeatedly caused people to try to determine the time of its arrival. This volume pioneers the analysis of apocalyptic expectations in medieval Europe between 800 and ...

Studies in the franco-american booktrade during the late 18th and early 19th centuries

This volume presents five studies on the book trade in France and America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The research focuses on publishing, printing, and bookselling, highlighting significant figures like Nancrede, Stone and Dufief, who played pivotal roles in American cultural h...

The athenian agora museum guide

Written for the general visitor, the Athenian Agora Museum Guide is a companion to the 2010 edition of the Athenian Agora Site Guide and leads the reader through all of the display spaces within the Stoa of Attalos in the Athenian Agora - the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly ope...

Hebrew union college annual volume 43

The story of lemnos (greek lang.)

In The Story of Lemnos Dimitris Plantzos has written the long history of the relatively unknown and, until recently, somewhat ignored Aegean island of Lemnos. The story is a fascinating narrative, a true chronicle of the place and its people. The book is illustrated throughout in colour.

Highlights of the collections of the oriental institute

This guide to highlights of the collections of the Oriental Institute Museum presents objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Syria-Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Persia, Nubia, and objects from the Islamic collection. New photography, provenance information, and a brief description of each object, as we...

1000 years ago

The 1000th anniversary of the death of Emperor Henry II has instigated celebrations throughout the city and archbishopric of Bamberg . This book is a catalogue to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the historic museum in Bamberg, focusing on the emperor, and on his wife Cunigunde and th...

Art and ceremony in jewish life

The introduction discusses rabbinic views on art and spirituality. The essays in this volume are categorized into three sections: the first focuses on medieval ceremonial art, the second examines Jewish art in Muslim lands from the early Middle Ages, and the third explores Judaica in the Renaissa...

Sound an alarm! joseph perl's revealer of secrets and testing the righteous

Perl’s epistolary novel was the opening literary salvo in the battle of the Jewish Enlightenment against the pietistic revival movement known as Hasidism, the unsurpassed exemplar of Hebrew satire. Dov Taylor’s careful translation and commentary make this classic of Hebrew literature accessible t...

Comparative psychology of mental development

This classic work, first published in German in 1926, was the first comprehensive introduction to the field of comparative developmental psychology. In her new prologue to this reprint of the revised edition, Franklin sketches the key events in Werner's life, the major themes in his concept, and ...

Journal of the american research center in egypt, volume 52 (2016)

The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems and archaeology of the Egyptian people; it welcomes article submissions on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization. JARCE publishes articles in Engl...

Journal of the american research center in egypt

The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems and archaeology of the Egyptian people; it welcomes articles on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization, in English, French or German.

Late classical pottery from ancient corinth

In 1971 in the southwestern area of the Roman Forum of Corinth a round-bottomed drainage channel was discovered filled with the largest deposit of pottery of the 4th century ever found in the city, some coins, terracotta figurines, and metal and stone objects. This volume publishes the pottery an...

Wynnere and wastoure and the parlement of the thre ages

This edition contains two poems valuable to the study of satire of social abuses in the fourteenth century: Wynnere and Wastoure and The Parlement of the Thre Ages. The editions include notes, glosses, an introduction, and a glossary, making them accessible to beginning and advanced students in M...