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Hardcover. Ephrem the Syrian is the most important poet and theologian of the Syriac Christian tradition. This translation of twenty poems offers an introduction to Ephrem's work. Arranged according to his concept of salvation history, this book allows readers to explore his poetry in both its original language and in a contemporary English translation. Editor(s): Brock, Sebastian P.; Kiraz, George A. Series: Eastern Christian Texts. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934893657
ISBN
9780934893657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This book defines diagrams as tools manipulated by users to produce new kinds of understanding and demonstrates that a modern diagrammatic knowledge emerged in eighteenth-century visual culture to become the foundation of later nineteenth-century science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 illustrations (8 colour). BIC Classification: AB; DSB; GT; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745055
ISBN
9780804745055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.17

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562520
ISBN
9780813562520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Examining the tantalizing glimpses of ancient bodies offered by Roman sculptures, paintings, and literary texts, this title analyzes the role of gesture in medical and religious ritual, in the gladiatorial arena, in mourning practice, in aristocratic competition of the late Republic, and in the court of the emperor Tiberius. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; AFC; AFK; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074948
ISBN
9780691074948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.18
€ 68.86

Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210240
ISBN
9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.08
€ 64.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duquesne University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704821
ISBN
9780820704821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 66.97

Paperback. A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, "The Convent of Pleasureand Other Plays raises important issues about women and gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861000
ISBN
9780801861000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.87

Paperback. In "Theorizing Myth", Bruce Lincoln traces the way scholars and others have used the category of "myth" to fetishize or deride certain kinds of stories, usually those told by others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 19 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482026
ISBN
9780226482026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic scholarship, one that can be situated somewhere between cultural studies and cultural history while being aiming to be more specific than either. Editor(s): Bal, Mieke. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730679
ISBN
9780804730679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Translator(s): Larson, James; Nathan, Leonard. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614496
ISBN
9780691614496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843009
ISBN
9781843843009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Translation of Christine's autobiographical Vision, both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 144 x 194 x 12. Weight: 254. Translator(s): McLeod, Glenda; Willard, Charity Cannon.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842989
ISBN
9781843842989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842972
ISBN
9781843842972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 216 pages, black & white illustrations. Collection of letters and texts offering guidance for nuns, and including selections from Abelard's letters to Heloise. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Dimension: 143 x 195 x 13. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Morton, Vera; Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842958
ISBN
9781843842958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Dante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118720417
ISBN
9781118720417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

Paperback. A collection of 17 essays first printed in "American Quarterly", the journal of the American Studies Association. To mark the Association's 50th anniversary, the editor has brought together works which provide a window into the history and evolution of the practice of American studies. Editor(s): Maddox, Lucy. Num Pages: 458 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801860560
ISBN
9780801860560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Andersson, Professor Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 576 pages, 7, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. the Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). 576 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight: 828. Translator(s): Andersson, Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477836
ISBN
9780801477836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.32
€ 52.21

Paperback. Elegiac lyrics celebrating the love of boys, which the translator terms Puerilities, comprise most of the twelfth book of "The Greek Anthology". This is a translation of "Musa Puerilis" - which is a collection of short poems by great and lesser-known Greek poets, spanning hundreds of years, from ancient times to the late Christian era. Translator(s): Hine, Daryl. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088204
ISBN
9780691088204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Both an enhanced digital edition-the first edited specifically for undergraduates-and a handsome print volume, The Norton Shakespeare, third edition, provides a freshly edited text, acclaimed apparatus and an unmatched value. Editor(s): Cohen, Walter; Howard, Jean E.; Maus, Katharine Eisaman; McMullan, Gordon; Gossett, Suzanne. Num Pages: 1904 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 239 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393938579
ISBN
9780393938579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 64.47

Paperback. This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources. Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123570
ISBN
9780231123570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

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