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Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.36
€ 84.36
€ 65.36
Hardback. Series: Corinth S. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876611531
- ISBN
- 9780876611531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Paperback. Roman archaeological sites in Britain produced huge quantities of pottery providing vast amounts of information about technology, trade, wealth, industry and lifestyle. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDA; HDD; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd England
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747804697
- ISBN
- 9780747804697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Noegel, Scott B. Series: Magin in History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022581
- ISBN
- 9780271022581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.64
€ 44.99
€ 34.64
paperback. This volume represents a pioneering examination of the nature and identities of Aegean prehistory as a discipline. Emerging from a workshop that generated lively debate among a wide cross-section of scholars, it offers one of the first published attempts to situate Aegean prehistory within a modern self-critical and reflexive context. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 179 pages, 30 black & white figures, 11 bs. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDA; HDDA; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780974187310
- ISBN
- 9780974187310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.35
€ 24.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren. Num Pages: 76 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 305 x 11. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771249385
- ISBN
- 9788771249385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.89
€ 22.89
Paperback. Based on experimental archaeology at the author's world-famous research settlement in Cornwall, this book describes the ingredients of prehistoric cooking and the methods of food preparation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDA; WBA; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419435
- ISBN
- 9780752419435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.64
€ 36.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. Proceedings of an International Conference on Prehistoric Iberia: Genetics, Anthropology, and Linguistics, held November 16-17, 1998, in Madrid, Spain. Editor(s): Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio (Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain). Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDA; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463648
- ISBN
- 9780306463648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.39
€ 135.39
Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720 BC) in the British Mu...
Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri
Paperback. Features the conception of the chronology of the Italian Copper Age to the end of the Early Iron Age. This title includes some 850 objects arranged chronologically from the Copper Age, through the Bronze Age, to the Early Iron Age. Each entry includes a description, bibliography and comparanda, and line drawing or photograph. Series: British Museum Research Publication. Num Pages: 356 pages, 800 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780861591596
- ISBN
- 9780861591596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.93
€ 99.93
Hardback. A detailed report on the plant remains along with a full treatment of craft and technology from the site of Sitagroi, NE Greece. Editor(s): Elster, Ernestine S.; Renfrew, Lord Colin. Series: Monumenta Archaeologica. Num Pages: 519 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745024
- ISBN
- 9781931745024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.82
€ 39.82
Paperback. Provides information on the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. It tells how it was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 color plates, 217 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; TBX; TDG; TDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002248
- ISBN
- 9780691002248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. This publication brings together personal analyses of sixty CT scans of ancient Egyptian human mummies collected from many museums throughout the UK and continental Europe. The effect is that of performing 'virtual autopsies' ('virtopsies') allowing techniques of mummification to be examined. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white with 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 209 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784911102
- ISBN
- 9781784911102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Paperback. Primary History: Ancient Greece encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Ancient Greeks have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life and leisure, the city state, Greek religion, relations with other societies, language writing and the Philosophers. Series: Primary History. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 291 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463985
- ISBN
- 9780007463985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Primary History: Aztecs encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Aztecs have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life, architecture and buildings, communication, religion, and the Spanish conquerors. Series: Primary History. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 279 x 208 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463992
- ISBN
- 9780007463992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. Drawing on the archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from the earlier years of the New Kingdom, this book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives, from birth to death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. 49 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120584
- ISBN
- 9780691120584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim; Barjamovic, Gojko. Num Pages: 357 pages, 11 b/w illus, 1 colour plate & 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543729
- ISBN
- 9788763543729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.22€ 60.09
€ 77.22
€ 60.09
Paperback. Presents results of Danish field research archaeology in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean and research in this area by Danish as well as international scholars. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren; Isager, Signe. Series: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 411 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887227
- ISBN
- 9788772887227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.87
€ 22.87
Paperback. Describes the archaeological activities of the Danish Institute at Athens. This book reports on prehistoric Tummuli at Portes in Achaea, early Minoan Clay Strips and a sealing at Psathi, an early Etruscan Bronze Throne in Olympia, the Utopia of Xenophon, and Cultic theatres and ritual drama in Ancient Greece. Series: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 307 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887234
- ISBN
- 9788772887234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.35
€ 23.35
Paperback. Contents: Domestic Space in the Geometric Cyclades; Archaeological field work in ancient Kalydon; The Zea Habour Project 2001-06; A fresh approach to the problems of the Parthenon Frieze; The cult and political background of the Knidian Aphrodite; Sight, object, space. The notion of landscape in antiquity as a functional or an aesthetic category. Editor(s): Hallager, Erik; Jensen, Jesper. Num Pages: 212 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887258
- ISBN
- 9788772887258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.94
€ 35.94
Paperback. This volume, the first in a new series, brings together studies by a range of Danish scholars. It deals with work by Danish archaeologists in Crete, Rhodes, Argos, in Athens itself (the Kerameikos necropolis) and in Halikarnassos (now Bodrum) on the west coast of present-day Turkey. Series: Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 227 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887210
- ISBN
- 9788772887210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.87
€ 22.87