Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780140175967 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property, work outside the home, marry foreigners and live alone without the protection of a male guardian. Some of them even rose to rule Egypt as female kings . Joyce Tyldesley s vivid history of how women lived in ancient Egypt weaves a fascinating picture of daily life marriage and the home, work and play, grooming and religion viewed from a female perspective, in a work that is engaging,...
In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the ...
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Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780140262520 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. This book provides an insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. It presents an introduction to the world of half-human/half-animal gods and goddesses.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. This book provides an insight into their religious beliefs and p...
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92,77 zł |
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World
ISBN: 9780143112518 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Compulsively readable and sparkling with fresh insights, this is the astonishing story of the ancient city that invented the modern world. Map.
Compulsively readable and sparkling with fresh insights, this is the astonishing story of the ancient city that invented the modern world. Map.
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780192802934 / Angielski / Miękka / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt is the only book available providing detailed historical coverage of Egypt from the early Stone Age to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. The lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians covering the period from 700,000 BC to AD 311.
Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this book also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature. The pace of change in such... The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt is the only book available providing detailed historical coverage of Egypt from the early Sto...
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121,73 zł |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780195102345 / Angielski / Twarda / 1880 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000 year civilization.
The Encyclopedia offers the most complete picture available of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Here is the Egyptian world in illuminating, accessible detail: art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics,... Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeol...
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2143,89 zł |
Reflections of Osiris: Lives from Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780195158717 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Spanning more than two millennia, Reflections of Osiris opens a small window into a timeless world, capturing the flavor of life in ancient Egypt through vivid profiles of eleven actual people and the god Osiris.
Some of the figures profiled here are famous. Ray discusses Imhotep, whom he calls "Egypt's Leonardo"--the royal architect of the Step Pyramid, high priest of the sun cult, and a man of great medical skill. We meet Hatshepsut, a rare female Pharaoh, who had herself depicted as a male figure in temple scenes, ceremonial beard and all. Horemheb, who rose from local politician to... Spanning more than two millennia, Reflections of Osiris opens a small window into a timeless world, capturing the flavor of life in ancient Egypt thro...
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Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780195219524 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The ancient Egyptians created some of the world's most beautiful art and architecture. To this day, this ancient civilization--which produced the great pyramids, the riddle of the Sphinx, and the riches of Tutankhamun--exerts a strong hold on our imaginations. Now, in Ancient Egypt, eminent Egyptologist David P. Silverman and a team of leading scholars explore the cultural wealth of this civilization in a series of intriguing and authoritative essays based on the latest theories and discoveries. Illustrated with more than 200 superb color photographs, maps, and charts, this book...
The ancient Egyptians created some of the world's most beautiful art and architecture. To this day, this ancient civilization--which produced the grea...
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119,62 zł |
Village Life in Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780198149989 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Deir el-Medina, the village of the workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is a uniquely rich source of information about life in Egypt between 1539 and 1075 BC. The abundant archaeological remains are complemented by tens of thousands of texts documenting the thoughts and activities of the villagers. This book combines translations of over 200 of these texts spanning the entire range of preserved genres with stunning illustrations.
Deir el-Medina, the village of the workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is a uniquely rich source of information about life i...
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669,69 zł |
Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780198152507 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A generously illustrated selection of John Baines's influential writings on two core areas of ancient Egyptian civilization: the role of writing, which was very different in antiquity from what is familiar in the modern world, and the importance of visual culture. These questions are explored through a number of case studies. The volume assembles articles that were scattered in publications in a variety of disciplines, making available key contributions on core problems of theory, comparison, and analysis in the study of many civilizations and offering important points of departure for...
A generously illustrated selection of John Baines's influential writings on two core areas of ancient Egyptian civilization: the role of writing, whic...
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Naukratis: Trade in Archaic Greece
ISBN: 9780198152842 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Archaic Naukratis was a busy trading place in the Western Delta of the Nile, renowned for its sanctuaries and courtesans, granting the Greeks access to Egyptian grain and luxury items. Now, more than one hundred years after the discovery and excavation of Naukratis, the author offers the first full-length analysis of the archaeology and archaic history of this important site.
Although Naukratis always features in modern accounts of ancient Greek colonization, it was not a place where the Greeks could freely establish their own political and social organization--it was under the strict... Archaic Naukratis was a busy trading place in the Western Delta of the Nile, renowned for its sanctuaries and courtesans, granting the Greeks access t...
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The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt: Art, Identity, and Funerary Religion
ISBN: 9780199276653 / Angielski / Twarda / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This important new study looks at the intersection of Greek and Egyptian art forms in the funerary sphere of Roman Egypt. A discussion of artistic change, cultural identity, and religious belief foregrounds the detailed analysis of more than 150 objects and tombs, many of which are presented here for the first time. In addition to the information it provides about individual works of art, supported by catalogue entries, the study explores fundamental questions such as how artists combine the iconographies and representational forms of different visual traditions, and why two distinct visual...
This important new study looks at the intersection of Greek and Egyptian art forms in the funerary sphere of Roman Egypt. A discussion of artistic cha...
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The Egyptians
ISBN: 9780226155562 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "The Egyptians" is a vibrant, accessible introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost thirty-five centuries. In this collection of essays, eleven internationally renowned Egyptologists present studies of ancient Egyptians arranged by social type slaves, craftsmen, priests, bureaucrats, the pharaoh, peasants, and women, among others. These individual essays are filled with a wealth of historical detail that both informs and fascinates: we learn, for example, that Egyptian peasants could not afford burial (their corpses were abandoned on the desert fringe), and that it was the...
"The Egyptians" is a vibrant, accessible introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost thirty-five centuries. In this collection of e...
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147,42 zł |
When Egypt Ruled the East
ISBN: 9780226771991 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Here, adequately presented for the first time in English, is the fascinating story of a splendid culture that flourished thirty-five hundred years ago in the empire on the Nile: kings and conquests, gods and heroes, beautiful art, sculpture, poetry, architecture.
Significant archeological discoveries are constantly being made in Egypt. In this revision Professor Steele has rewritten whole chapters on the basis of these new finds and offers several new conclusions to age-old problems. Here, adequately presented for the first time in English, is the fascinating story of a splendid culture that flourished thirty-five hundred years ago...
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114,66 zł |
Ancient Records of Egypt: VOL. 2: THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY
ISBN: 9780252069741 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Presents details of royal succession, military conquest, religious upheaval, administrative complexity, and other aspects of ancient Egyptian civilization. This title illuminates both the incredible complexity of Egyptian society and the almost insuperable difficulties of reconstructing a lost civilization.
Presents details of royal succession, military conquest, religious upheaval, administrative complexity, and other aspects of ancient Egyptian civiliza...
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Ancient Records of Egypt: Vol. 3: The Nineteenth Dynasty Volume 3
ISBN: 9780252069758 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Chronicles the precarious reigns of King Akhenaten's successors and the political and legal reforms of King Horemheb, who succeeded to the throne after the passing of the last members of the royal family.
Chronicles the precarious reigns of King Akhenaten's successors and the political and legal reforms of King Horemheb, who succeeded to the throne afte...
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Ancient Records of Egypt: Vol. 4: The Twentieth Through the Twenty-Sixth Dynasties Volume 4
ISBN: 9780252069765 / Angielski / Miękka / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Focuses on the end of the self-governed era of ancient Egyptian civilization. This title contains the inscriptions from the Medinet Habu Temple, one of the most completely preserved temples of Egypt, and the great Papyrus Harris, the largest (133 feet long) and most sumptuous papyrus extant.
Focuses on the end of the self-governed era of ancient Egyptian civilization. This title contains the inscriptions from the Medinet Habu Temple, one o...
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Ancient Records of Egypt: Vol. 1: The First Through the Seventeenth Dynasties Volume 1
ISBN: 9780252069901 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Covers twenty-six dynasties of Egypt spanning more than three millennia: from ca 3050 BC to 525 BC. Beginning with the earliest known official annals of Egypt, the Palermo Stone, this title catalogs the realm's official activities, including royal succession, temple construction, property distribution, and foreign conquest.
Covers twenty-six dynasties of Egypt spanning more than three millennia: from ca 3050 BC to 525 BC. Beginning with the earliest known official annals ...
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Ancient Records of Egypt: Vol. 5: Supplementary Bibliographies and Indices Volume 5
ISBN: 9780252069918 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Offers information on the people, places, and inscriptions of ancient Egypt. This title covers such indices as the kings and queens, temples and geographical locations, divine names, and titles and ranks encompassed by three thousand years of Egyptian history. It includes indices of Egyptian, Hebrew, and Arabic terms mentioned in the texts.
Offers information on the people, places, and inscriptions of ancient Egypt. This title covers such indices as the kings and queens, temples and geogr...
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108,87 zł |
Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing
ISBN: 9780292798045 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Marveling over the tomb treasures of Ramses II and Tutankhamen that have toured U.S. and European museums in recent years, visitors inevitably wonder what the mysterious hieroglyphs that cover their surfaces mean. Indeed, everyone who is fascinated by ancient Egypt sooner or later wishes for a Rosetta stone to unlock the secrets of hieroglyphic writing. Hieroglyphs without Mystery provides the needed key. Written for ordinary people with no special language skills, the book quickly demonstrates that hieroglyphic writing can be read, once a few simple principles are... Marveling over the tomb treasures of Ramses II and Tutankhamen that have toured U.S. and European museums in recent years, visitors inevitably wond... |
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Aspects of the Military Documents of the Ancient Egyptians
ISBN: 9780300023817 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This is the first comprehensive treatment of the composition and historiographic background of ancient Egyptian military inscriptions (c. 1550 B.C. to C. 450 B.C.). In his chronological study Anthony Spalinger analyzes numerous texts from a formalistic as well as a literary viewpoint. His discovery--that aspects of ancient Egyptian military writing were regulated by a preexisting framework and set phraseology--will enable historians of ancient Egypt to discriminate between what was hyperbole and what was reality in a given military situation.
The opening chapters of this work cover the... This is the first comprehensive treatment of the composition and historiographic background of ancient Egyptian military inscriptions (c. 1550 B.C. to...
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407,16 zł |