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Hardback. A work about the rich holdings of Greek manuscripts and miniatures in Princeton, New Jersey, housed in the Firestone Library and the art museum of Princeton University, in the Scheide Library, and in Princeton Theological Seminary. It features key monuments in the history of Byzantine illumination. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 544 pages, 250 color illus. 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GBCR; HBLC; HBLH; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143873
ISBN
9780691143873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.38
€ 177.03

Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983532217
ISBN
9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.08
€ 59.68

Paperback.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389836
ISBN
9781934389836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.78

This series, supported by the Leventis Foundation, is a forum for original research in all aspects of ancient Greek history and culture. Each volume is co-edited by the biannually appointed Leventis Professor of Ancient Greece. Editor(s): Marincola, John; Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd; Maciver, Calum. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 752. History without Historians. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. 352 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Marincola, John; Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd; Maciver, Calum. This series, supported by the Leventis Foundation, is a forum for original research in all aspects of ancient Greek history and culture. Each volume is co-edited by the biannually appointed Leventis Professor of Ancient Greece. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight: 752.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643967
ISBN
9780748643967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.05

Hardback. Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illus., 8 audio. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; AVA; HBJF1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 313 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018335
ISBN
9780253018335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649559
ISBN
9780691649559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Hardcover. Investigates the historical, political and social factors that inspired and manipulated different identities for Persia and the Persians within Greece. This book offers insights into the role of Greek social elites and political communities in creating different representations of the Achaemenid Persians and their Empire. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 60 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647231
ISBN
9780748647231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.06

Paperback. This synthesis of Greek religion aims to provide a structured survey for classical scholars and students, and provides an account of a polytheistic religious system. The text builds up a picture of the current state of knowledge about the religion of the Ancient Greeks. Translator(s): Raffan, John. Series: Ancient World S. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631156246
ISBN
9780631156246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246314
ISBN
9780851246314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339796
ISBN
9781444339796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.31

Paperback. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784. 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight: 782.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521756983
ISBN
9780521756983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Hardback. Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: AS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339802
ISBN
9781444339802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.98

Paperback. This volume provides original source material concerning the history of Cyprus in English translation. Editor(s): Orphanides, Andreas G.; Pohlsander, Hans A.; Wallace, Paul W. Series: Sources for the History of Cyprus. Num Pages: 195 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 274 x 213. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Greece & Cyprus Research Center, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780965170475
ISBN
9780965170475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Hardcover. Ancient Greek thought provides the basis for the intellectual, ethical and political civilization of the West. This collection of over 60 essays explores the full length and breadth of Greek thought - showing the Greeks looking at themselves, their knowledge, poetics and rhetoric. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 76 color illustrations, 5 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2126.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002616
ISBN
9780674002616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.05
€ 92.46

Paperback. This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119089896
ISBN
9781119089896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Hardback. This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119089858
ISBN
9781119089858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.21

paperback. The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. This title examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216. The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. This title examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781904675273
ISBN
9781904675273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, further reading. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612710
ISBN
9780748612710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Hardcover. First edition - Very good in dustwrapper - KAW0472 - 228pp. - Immigrants in Australia series.Australian National University Press, Canberra Australia
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Immigrants in Australia series.Australian National University Press Canberra Australia
Number of pages
228
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KCK0002406
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Hardcover. First edition - Good copy in dustwrapper - KAW0508 - 228pp. - Immigrants in Australia series.Australian National University Press, Canberra Australia
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Immigrants in Australia series.Australian National University Press Canberra Australia
Number of pages
228
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KCK0002442
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. Greece and Rome fell because they were incapable of protecting the purity of their blood against mixing and infiltration. This book argues that to fully understand the Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. Translator(s): Nybakken, Richard R. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLA1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 262 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292970
ISBN
9780520292970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Much has been written about the conditions that made possible Hitler's rise and Nazi takeover of Germany, but while telling the story of the National Socialist Party, should we not speak of Julius Caesar and Pericles? This book argues that to understand Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. Translator(s): Nybakken, Richard R. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLA1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 278 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275720
ISBN
9780520275720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; DSBD; DSK; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441431
ISBN
9780801441431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875807324
ISBN
9780875807324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

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