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The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000-1780 BC
ISBN: 9781846039560 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the Old and Middle Kingdoms, Ancient Egypt led the world in the construction of fortifications. The oldest was discovered on Elephantine Island and dates to c.2900 BC. This book investigates over 2,000 years of Egyptian fortification, including both fortified cities and military installations. It covers the most famous sites, including the fortified town of Ayn Asil and the fortress of Buhen. The text also examines the specific defensive structures within the fortifications, including gates, walls, and towers, and looks at both the operation and social history of these ancient military...
During the Old and Middle Kingdoms, Ancient Egypt led the world in the construction of fortifications. The oldest was discovered on Elephantine Island...
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Egyptology: The Missing Millennium: Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings
ISBN: 9781598742800 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Egyptology: The Missing Millennium brings together for the first time the disciplines of Egyptology and Islamic Studies, seeking to overturn the conventional opinion of Western scholars that Moslims/Arabs had no interest in pre-Islamic cultures. This book examines a neglected period of a thousand years in the history of Egyptology, from the Moslem annexation of Egypt in the seventh century CE until the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century. Concentrating on Moslem writers, as it is usually Islam which incurs blame for cutting Egyptians off from their ancient heritage, the author shows not only...
Egyptology: The Missing Millennium brings together for the first time the disciplines of Egyptology and Islamic Studies, seeking to overturn the conve...
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Abusir XI: The Architecture of the Mastaba of Ptahshepses
ISBN: 9788020017284 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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267,18 |
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Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids
ISBN: 9780674731233 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pyramids on the Giza Plateau represent perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, capturing on tomb walls frozen moments from almost every aspect of life in ancient Egypt. This book, by one of the foremost experts on the history of Giza, explores new approaches to "cataloging" the site, highlighting efforts at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Harvard University. The site experienced its first "golden age" as the burial place of three pharaohs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (Dynasty 4, ca. 2640-2510 BCE). A second golden age came almost five millennia later, when the... The Pyramids on the Giza Plateau represent perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, capturing on tomb walls frozen moments from al... |
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En Quête de la Lumière / In Quest of Light.: Mélanges in Honorem Ashraf A. Sadek
ISBN: 9781407304441 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contents: Prologue: Temoignage (Adel Sidarus); Introduction (Amanda-Alice Maravelia); 1) Cette Obscure Clarte qui tombe des Etoiles: Les Fetes de Fondation et de Dedicace du Temple d'Edfou (Bernard Arquier & Nadine Guilhou); 2) Tenebres et Lumieres: A Propos d'une Scene Representee a la Fin du Livre de la Nuit (Anne-Sophie Goddio-von Bomhard); 3) A Bronze Aegis of King Amasis II in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Sergej Ivanov); 4) Weni the Elder and his Royal Background (Naguib Kanawati); 5) The Growth of Plants in the Light of the Sun-God (Silvia Wiebach-Koepke); 6) Quelques Etincelles de...
Contents: Prologue: Temoignage (Adel Sidarus); Introduction (Amanda-Alice Maravelia); 1) Cette Obscure Clarte qui tombe des Etoiles: Les Fetes de Fond...
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383,51 |
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'Being in Ancient Egypt'. Thoughts on Agency, Materiality and Cognition
ISBN: 9781407305943 / Angielski / Miękka / 95 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Papers from a seminar held at the University of Copenhagen in September 2006. Contents: A New Look at the Conception of the Human Being in Ancient Egypt (John Gee); 2) Between Identity and Agency in Ancient Egyptian Ritual (Harold M. Hays); 3) Material Agency, Attribution and Experience of Agency in Ancient Egypt: The case of New Kingdom private temple statues (Annette Kjby); 4) Self-perception and Self-assertion in the Portrait of Senwosret III: New methods for reading a face ((Maya Mueller); 5) Taking Phenomenology to Heart: Some heuristic remarks on studying ancient Egyptian embodied...
Papers from a seminar held at the University of Copenhagen in September 2006. Contents: A New Look at the Conception of the Human Being in Ancient Egy...
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185,37 |
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Ushabti di militari del Museo Egizio di Firenze
ISBN: 9781407306094 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study with catalogue of the 'ushabti' (funerary figurines) from the Egyptian Museum, Florence. A study with catalogue of the 'ushabti' (funerary figurines) from the Egyptian Museum, Florence. |
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An Account of Some Recent Discoveries in Hieroglyphical Literature and Egyptian Antiquities: Including the Author's Original Alphabet, as Extended by
ISBN: 9781108017169 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thomas Young (1773 1829) was an English physician who was one of the first modern scholars to attempt to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and made significant contributions to a variety of other academic disciplines. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794 and in 1803 published an article establishing the wave theory of light. Young became interested in hieroglyphs in 1814, when he was sent a fragment of papyrus from Egypt. After acquiring a copy of the Rosetta Stone inscriptions Young made rapid progress, publishing his results in 1816 and 1819. When Champollion published...
Thomas Young (1773 1829) was an English physician who was one of the first modern scholars to attempt to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and ma...
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176,94 |
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt
ISBN: 9781108017633 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Amelia Edwards' English translation of the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by the renowned French Egyptologist Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846 1916) was originally published in 1887. The fifth edition reissued here appeared in 1902, ten years after Edwards' death, under the auspices of Maspero. Edwards' translation was important for generating public interest in Egyptology in Britain. It is a classic work of popular Egyptology that has served for years as an indispensable guide for students, amateur enthusiasts and professionals, and was long relied upon by British tourists visiting...
Amelia Edwards' English translation of the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by the renowned French Egyptologist Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846 191...
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262,88 |
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
ISBN: 9781108018142 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Howard Carter (1874 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's detailed account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb and its treasures. The tomb was almost fully intact when discovered and remains the most complete burial discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Each volume of Carter's book is richly illustrated with over 100 photographs of the tomb and objects found in it, showing their original state and...
Howard Carter (1874 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published b...
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267,93 |
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
ISBN: 9781108018159 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Howard Carter (1874 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's detailed account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb and its treasures. The tomb was almost fully intact when discovered and remains the most complete burial discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Each volume of Carter's book is richly illustrated with over 100 photographs of the tomb and objects found in it, showing their original state and...
Howard Carter (1874 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published b...
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267,93 |
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
ISBN: 9781108018166 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's detailed account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb and its treasures. The tomb was almost fully intact when discovered and remains the most complete burial discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Each volume of Carter's book is richly illustrated with over 100 photographs of the tomb and objects found in it, showing their original state and...
Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published b...
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267,93 |
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Abusir XVII: The Shaft Tomb of Iufaa: Volume 1 - Archaeology
ISBN: 9788073082383 / Angielski / Miękka / 401 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first volume includes the description of the archaeological situation and finds from the main burial chamber and the place of funerary cult in front of the eastern enclosure wall of the tomb (L. Bare), including the subsidiary burial chambers (K. Smolarikova). Separate chapters deal, among others, with the pottery (K. Smolarikova), amulets (V. Gae Callender), analysis of anthropological finds (E. Strouhal), architectural reconstruction and restoration works (M. Balik, M. Dvor(ak) and the Book of the Dead from the subsidiary burial chamber of Neferibreseneb Nekau (J. Janak a R....
The first volume includes the description of the archaeological situation and finds from the main burial chamber and the place of funerary cult in fro...
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Ramesses III: The Life and Times of Egypt's Last Hero
ISBN: 9780472117604 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tumultuous and vivid history of New Kingdom Egypt, Ramesses III's reign was prosperous and culturally rich. He fended off attacks by the "Sea Peoples" and others who threatened the state, he built the great temple of Medinet Habu, and he left wonderfully complete documents describing contemporary social structure and the economy. Amazingly, we even have an account from a contemporary judicial document that describes events leading to Ramesses III's assassination. This edited collection presents a detailed and informative look at the life, career, and world of one of Egypt's most...
In the tumultuous and vivid history of New Kingdom Egypt, Ramesses III's reign was prosperous and culturally rich. He fended off attacks by the "Sea P...
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373,03 |
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The Scribe of the Place of Truth: The Biography of Egyptologist Jaroslav Cerny
ISBN: 9788072774654 / Czeski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. V životopise je Jaroslav Černý představen v mnoha různých rolích. Tou nejdůležitější je bezesporu jeho přední místo mezi světovými egyptology. Černý se stal věhlasným expertem na hieratické texty Nové říše ve 20. století. Vedle působení na univerzitě v Londýně a Oxfordu a vykopávek v Egyptě (s francouzskými expedicemi) učil i v USA či SRN. Svou soukromou egyptologickou knihovnu (patřila k největším na světě) odkázal Egyptologickému ústavu UK v Praze.
V životopise je Jaroslav Černý představen v mnoha různých rolích. Tou nejdůležitější je bezesporu jeho přední místo mezi světovými eg...
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52,29 |
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Les Inscriptions Babyloniennes Du Wadi Brissa: Ouvrage Accompagné De 14 Planches
ISBN: 9781144105028 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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89,19 |
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Découverte De L'âge Et De La Véritable Destination Des Quatre Pyramides De Gizeh, Principalement De La Grande Pyramide
ISBN: 9781144261366 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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110,47 |
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Chrestomathie Égyptienne, Ou Choix De Textes Égyptiens Transcrits, Traduits Et Accompagnés D'un Commentaire Perpétuel, Et Précédés D'un Abrégé Grammat
ISBN: 9781144180964 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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80,67 |
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Proceedings, Volume 40
ISBN: 9781144724137 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and...
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114,73 |
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Recherches Critiques Sur l'Origine de la Civilisation Babylonienne
ISBN: 9781144728050 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and...
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97,70 |