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Paperback. There is widespread evidence of belief in the efficacy of magic in the ancient world. This text aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to ancient magic, surveying magical beliefs and practices from the 6th century BC to late antiquity, describing rites and explaining the theory behind them. Translator(s): Philip, Franklin. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674541535
ISBN
9780674541535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA1; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415508032
ISBN
9780415508032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838548
ISBN
9781843838548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.02

Paperback. Although there is no exact equivalent to our term science in Greek, Western science may still be said to have originated with the Greeks, for they were the first to attempt to explain natural phenomena consistently in naturalistic terms, and they initiated the practices of rational criticism of scientific theories. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393005837
ISBN
9780393005837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Introduces the most renowned disciple of Socrates and the theory of Platonic forms before moving to Plato's disciple, Aristotle, whose advance to scientific thinking is detailed. Translator(s): Simson, Frances H.; Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
453
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272729
ISBN
9780803272729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.59

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125067
ISBN
9781905125067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.73

Paperback. Accompanying an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery and the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, this book offers material that is chronologically and geographically distant from imperial Rome, the better to characterize and understand local responses and identities within the provinces as they were expressed through material culture. Editor(s): Brody, Lisa R.; Hoffman, Gail L. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 colour plates, 125 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mcmullen Museum Of Art, Boston College
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892850225
ISBN
9781892850225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.68

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996793
ISBN
9780674996793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Hardcover. The second-century physician and philosopher Galen is not known for brevity. Although his writings on medicine are famously verbose and numerous, for centuries they constituted much of the standard syllabi for medical students. This title presents the Arabic and English versions side by side, with a fresh, modern, and authoritative translation. Translator(s): Walbridge, John. Series: Graeco-Arabic Sciences and Philosphy. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 240 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842528405
ISBN
9780842528405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71
€ 53.29

Hardcover. In Method of Medicine, Galen (129--199 CE) provides a comprehensive and influential account of the principles of treating injury and disease. Enlivening the detailed case studies are many theoretical and polemical discussions, acute social commentary, and personal reflections. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 115 x 31. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996526
ISBN
9780674996526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1 Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996809
ISBN
9780674996809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024981
ISBN
9780691024981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.17
€ 39.84

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630335
ISBN
9780691630335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.90

Hardcover. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story. The volume's essays present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. Editor(s): Gartland, Samuel D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248807
ISBN
9780812248807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484261
ISBN
9780801484261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157981
ISBN
9780863157981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Parmenides Publishing United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930972698
ISBN
9781930972698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187341
ISBN
9780974187341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Paperback. Illustrator(s): McCann, Emma. Series: Hysterical Histories. Num Pages: 24 pages, Fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AF; YBGK. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 203 x 3. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Autumn Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849588768
ISBN
9781849588768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.95

Hardback. Entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture. Num Pages: 160 pages, 103. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA1; TVHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199361380
ISBN
9780199361380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.54

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