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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure. His poems paint a picture of a literary, not merely literate, culture, which complement's Gregory's canvas of bloodthirsty dynastic feuding. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 geneal. table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3F; DCF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853231790
- ISBN
- 9780853231790
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.72
€ 36.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237525
- ISBN
- 9780853237525
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.72
€ 36.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237600
- ISBN
- 9780853237600
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.56
€ 36.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712775
- ISBN
- 9780292712775
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomsen, Ole. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 315 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892368
- ISBN
- 9788772892368
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Condition: New
€ 67.33€ 52.64
€ 67.33
€ 52.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Johansen, Holger Friis; Friis-Jensen, Karsten. Num Pages: 405 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772894225
- ISBN
- 9788772894225
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Condition: New
€ 67.33€ 52.64
€ 67.33
€ 52.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107660700
- ISBN
- 9781107660700
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Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback. What makes you happy? This title features fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251461
- ISBN
- 9780241251461
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Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 664 pages, 52 drawings, 664 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 191 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2087.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367894
- ISBN
- 9780892367894
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Condition: New
€ 230.91€ 178.91
€ 230.91
€ 178.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 636 pages, 40 drawings, 556 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 284 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367887
- ISBN
- 9780892367887
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Condition: New
€ 230.91€ 179.71
€ 230.91
€ 179.71
Hardback. A multivolume reference work on various aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. Providing both an overview and in depth investigation, this work covers the period from Homeric times (1000 BC) to late Roman times (AD 400). It deals with the elements of cult, such as: divination; prayer, gestures, and acts of prayer; and others. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 283 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367900
- ISBN
- 9780892367900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.91€ 173.43
€ 230.91
€ 173.43
Paperback. What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colours? This volume offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 176 pages, 73 colour & 89 b&w illustrations, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892365999
- ISBN
- 9780892365999
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.90
€ 23.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. An overview of all facets of Ancient Roman society, including its economic and social system, art and architecture, and the everyday life of its inhabitants. It presents not only the accomplishments of the most eminent citizens, but also the activities, customs and beliefs of the common people. Num Pages: 217 pages, 750 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366972
- ISBN
- 9780892366972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Hardcover. This title reproduces, with commentary, "Le Case i Monu Menti di Pompeii" (1854) of Fausto and Felice Niccolini, the first work to completely and systematically present the public and private buildings so far excavated in Pompeii. It features the watercolours they created to document Pompeii. Num Pages: 224 pages, 270 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AM; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 369 x 260 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366842
- ISBN
- 9780892366842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.97€ 63.94
€ 76.97
€ 63.94
Paperback. A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled. Num Pages: 222 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892361649
- ISBN
- 9780892361649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.35
€ 30.99
€ 22.35
paperback. This volume, which gathers together nine interdisciplinary papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, explores the role of Platonism and Aristotelianism in Roman intellectual, cultural, and political life from the second century BC to the third century AD. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan; Griffin, Miriam. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780198152224
- ISBN
- 9780198152224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.67
€ 149.67
Hardback. A collection of some seventy original articles which explore the ways in which ancient Greece has been, is, and might be studied. The emphasis is on the breadth and potential of Hellenic Studies as a flourishing and exciting intellectual arena, and also upon its relevance to the way we think about ourselves today. Editor(s): Boys-Stones, George; Graziosi, Barbara; Vasunia, Phiroze. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 912 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; DSBB; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199286140
- ISBN
- 9780199286140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.07
€ 221.07
Hardback. The fourteen articles in this volume bring together some of the latest research on the cultural, intellectual and commercial interactions during the Renaissance between Western Europe and the Middle East, with particular reference to the Ottoman Empire. Editor(s): Contadini, Anna; Norton, Claire. Num Pages: 352 pages, Includes 43 colour and 39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472409911
- ISBN
- 9781472409911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.10
€ 148.10
Paperback. Presented in glossary format, this volume gives precise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367085
- ISBN
- 9780892367085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.96
€ 23.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. The 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures. Editor(s): Grossman, Janet Burnett; Podany, Jerry; True, Marion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ABC; ACG; AFKB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367238
- ISBN
- 9780892367238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02