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On the Fascination of Objects Greek and Etruscan Art in the Shefton Collection
ISBN: HB: 9781785700064, Casemate, Oxbow Books, December 2015
192 pp., 24.2x17 cm
The Shefton Collection in Newcastle upon Tyne contains a fine array of Greek and Etruscan objects and takes its name from its founder Professor Brian Shefton (1919-2012). In spite of the importance of this collection it has not been widely published...
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£60,00
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In the Shadow of Rama Murals of the Ramayana in Mainland Southeast Asia
ISBN: HB: 9786167339306, Prestel Publishing, River Books, November 2015
256 pp., 31.3x24.4 cm
"In the Shadow of Rama" examines the most beautiful paintings of the famous Ramayana murals, from Southeast Asi. This magnificent book is the culmination of 20 years of research and provides a visual feast for all those fascinated by the art of South...
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£40,00
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Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia
ISBN: PB: 9781785701191, Casemate, Oxbow Books, November 2015
160 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm
Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritim...
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£25,00
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Cornerstone The Birth of the City in Mesopotamia
ISBN: PB: 9788493923174, University of Chicago Press, Editorial Tenov, October 2015
106 pp., 21x15.8 cm
Taking us back to the earliest days of cities – and the earliest days of human civilization – in Mesopotamia, Pedro Azara in "Cornerstone" offers a contemporary view on the rise and growth of early cities and urban culture. Investigating ruins and ex...
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£14,50
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Pottery Analysis A Sourcebook (Second Edition)
ISBN: PB: 9780226923215, ISBN: HB: 9780226923208, University of Chicago Press, August 2015
592 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 90 halftones, 124 line drawings, 49 tables
Just as a single pot starts with a lump of clay, the study of a piece's history must start with an understanding of its raw materials. This principle is the foundation of "Pottery Analysis", the acclaimed sourcebook that has become the indispensable...
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£41,50
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£120,00
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Museum of Augustus The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, The Portico of Philippus in Rome, and Latin Poetry
ISBN: HB: 9781606064214, Getty Publications, July 2015
352 pp., 25x15 cm
In the Odes, Horace writes of his own work, I have built a monument more enduring than bronze – a striking metaphor that hints at how the poetry and built environment of ancient Rome are inextricably linked. This fascinating work of original scholars...
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£50,00
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Kal'unek-from Karluk Kodiak Alutiiq History and the Archaeology of the Karluk One Village Site
ISBN: HB: 9781602232440, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, July 2015
350 pp., 29.3x24.1 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
Karluk One is a remarkable archaeological site. For six hundred years, the Alutiiq built houses upon houses, preserving layer after layer of their ways of life. When fresh water from a nearby pond seeped through the deposit, the massive mound of cult...
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£37,50
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Gerulata Lamps A Survey of Roman Lamps in Pannonia
ISBN: PB: 9788024626789, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, July 2015
400 pp., 24.1x17 cm, 200 halftones
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! For the ancient Romans, lamps were more than just a way to be able to see in the dark – they were mythical muses, witnesses to secrets, and instruments of the supernatural. Far more famili...
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£30,00
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Working in the Killing Fields Forensic Science in Bosnia
ISBN: HB: 9781612347189, Casemate, Potomac Books, April 2015
232 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 1 illus.
While the specificities of individual wars vary, they share a ubiquitous aftermath: the task of finding and identifying the "disappeared". The Bosnian war of the early 1990s that destroyed the sovereign state of Yugoslavia is no exception. In Working...
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£20,00
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Manuscript Cultures of Colonial Mexico and Peru New Questions and Approaches
ISBN: PB: 9781606064351, Getty Publications, March 2015
224 pp., 25.6x17.7 cm
This volume showcases dynamic developments in the field of manuscript research that go beyond traditional textual, iconographic, or codicological studies. Using state-of-the-art conservation technologies, scholars investigate how four manuscripts – t...
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£42,00
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