Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrines of Nikko
ISBN: 9780710308849 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a narrative of travels in Japan undertaken in 1878 by someone who is probably the most famous female traveller and writer of the Victorian era. Travelling alone as a woman, she was the first to enter parts of Japan which had had no cultural contact whatsoever with a European, let alone a woman on her own. The letters which make up this work give a real picture of Japan and Japanese life at the time.
This is a narrative of travels in Japan undertaken in 1878 by someone who is probably the most famous female traveller and writer of the Victorian era...
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Kappa - Omikron: Adiuvantibus Giuseppe Lentini, Arlette Neumann-Hartmann
ISBN: 9783110219630 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die neue kritische Ausgabe ersetzt die Edition von A. Meineke (1849). Das umfangreiche kulturgeographische Lexikon aus justinianischer Zeit verzeichnet Orts-, Berg-, Gewasser- und Volkernamen der antiken Welt, erzahlt Grundungsmythen, gibt die Namensetymologien und erklart die Ableitung der Ethnika. Die annotierte Ubersetzung in eine moderne Sprache erschliesst zum ersten Mal das Werk auch einem breiteren Kreis von Altertumswissenschaftlern. "Die neue kritische Ausgabe ersetzt die Edition von A. Meineke (1849). Das umfangreiche kulturgeographische Lexikon aus justinianischer Zeit verzeic... |
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Delta - Iota
ISBN: 9783110203462 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das umfangreiche geographische Lexikon, verfasst um 530 n. Chr., verzeichnet ca. 3.600 Orts-, Berg-, Gewasser- und Volkernamen der antiken Welt. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit gilt der Namensetymologie sowie der grammatischen Ableitung der Ethnika. Fur die kulturhistorischen Angaben - hier mit Nachweis der Autorenzitate - ist Stephanos oft alleiniger Gewahrsmann. Die neue kritische Edition ersetzt die langst uberholte Ausgabe von A. Meineke (1849). Dem Text der direkt uberlieferten Epitome ist ein Similienapparat beigegeben, welcher den Quellen des Lexikons sowie seinen spateren Benutzern...
Das umfangreiche geographische Lexikon, verfasst um 530 n. Chr., verzeichnet ca. 3.600 Orts-, Berg-, Gewasser- und Volkernamen der antiken Welt. Beson...
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The Land of the Hittites: An Account of Recent Explorations and Discoveries in Asia Minor, with Descriptions of the Hittite Monuments
ISBN: 9781593336172 / Angielski / Twarda / 611 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This important summary of Garstang's travels and studies in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) is fully illustrated with nearly 100 photographs as well as maps and plans. This account details the marvels revealed by archaeology in ancient western Asia. The study begins with documentation of the geography of the region, giving the reader a sense of the world as seen by the Hittites of antiquity. Garstang outlines the history of the Hittite period before detailing the monumental architecture of this people. Garstang's treatment concludes with a substantial history of the Hittites, people referred to...
This important summary of Garstang's travels and studies in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) is fully illustrated with nearly 100 photographs as well as ...
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960,65 zł |
The Roman Villa at Shakenoak Farm, Oxfordshire. Excavations 1960-1976
ISBN: 9781841718576 / Angielski / Mixed media product / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DEGREESTThe Roman Villa at Shakenoak Farm, Oxfordshire Excavations 1960-1976 DEGREESD
DEGREESTThe Roman Villa at Shakenoak Farm, Oxfordshire Excavations 1960-1976 DEGREESD
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997,25 zł |
The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800
ISBN: 9780367471842 / Angielski / Twarda / 630 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1078,80 zł |
Womens Travel Writing 1750-1850: Volume 4
ISBN: 9780415320382 / Angielski / Twarda / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Routledge Companion to Strabo
ISBN: 9781138904330 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major opus of the Geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire world known at the time: numerous ethnographic, topographic, historical, mythological, botanical, and zoological details, and much more. This volume offers various insights to the literary and historical context of... The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing ... |
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The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in Western Messenia, Vol. 1: The Buildings and Their Contents
ISBN: 9780691650265 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Homer's King Nestor of "sandy Pylas" passes from legend into history in this first volume of the report of excavations on a hill called Englianos in Messenia, conducted by the Archaeological Expedition of the University of Cincinnati. The palace with its contents and the surrounding lower town indicate that this was an administrative center and the capital of a prosperous Mycenaean kingdom. The name Pylos appears on more than fifty tablets, and there can be no doubt that this was the Messenian abode of the Nestor of Greek tradition. Destroyed by fire at the end of the 13th century B.C.,... Homer's King Nestor of "sandy Pylas" passes from legend into history in this first volume of the report of excavations on a hill called Englianos i... |
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Siedlungsnamen zwischen Spätantike und frühem Mittelalter
ISBN: 9783484522251 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 968 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Models in Archaeology
ISBN: 9781138812970 / Angielski / Twarda / 1086 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This major study reflects the increasing significance of careful model formation and testing in those academic subjects that are struggling from intuitive and aesthetic obscurantism toward a more disciplined and integrated approach to their fields of study. The twenty-six original contributions represent the carefully selected work of progressive archaeologists around the world, covering the use of models on archaeological material of all kinds and from all periods from Palaeolithic to Medieval. Their common theme is archaeological generalisation by means of explicit model building,... This major study reflects the increasing significance of careful model formation and testing in those academic subjects that are struggling from in... |
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The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes
ISBN: 9781107038257 / Angielski / Twarda / 907 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Geography of Strabo is the only surviving work of its type in Greek literature, and the major source for the history of Greek scholarship on geography and the formative processes of the earth. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of Alexander the Great, cultic history, the history of the eastern Mediterranean in the first century BC, and women's history. Modern knowledge of seminal geographical authors such as Eratosthenes and Hipparchos relies almost totally on Strabo's use of them. This is the first...
The Geography of Strabo is the only surviving work of its type in Greek literature, and the major source for the history of Greek scholarship on geogr...
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Travels in Persia : 1627-1629
ISBN: 9780415344708 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When first published in 1928, Herbert's work enjoyed immediate success. The narrative is of considerable importance from an historical point of view, as it gives the only detailed account of the first English embassy to Persia. It also paints a graphic picture of the Perisa and the Persians in the early part of the seventeenth century, with vivid and extensive descriptions of the towns of Abbas, Lar, Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Ashraf, Tehran, Qazvin, Qum and Kashan.
This edition is based on the revised edition of 1677, but has in turn been edited so that the version reprinted here... When first published in 1928, Herbert's work enjoyed immediate success. The narrative is of considerable importance from an historical point of view, ...
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1284,29 zł |
Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage : 1618-25
ISBN: 9780415344722 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things make one understand why the book, famous in its original tongue, has but to be savoured in translation to gain an equal popularity.' Manchester Guardian Bontekoe's East Indian Voyage was one of the most popular books in which the Dutch seventeenth century public delighted and it continued to be reprinted throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As well as providing an illuminating insight into the machinations of the... First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things ... |
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Travels in Asia and Africa : 1325-1354
ISBN: 9780415344739 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, the extent of the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants at that time. This edition provides extensive notes, including important historical and religious background. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, whi... |
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The First Englishmen in India : Letters and Narratives of Sundry Elizabethans written by themselves
ISBN: 9780415344746 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British Indian Empire can be seen, arising out of the trading operations of the East India Company.
First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British...
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Travels and Adventures : 1435-1439
ISBN: 9780415344753 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times.
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first complete translation of Tafur in any language. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disea...
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The True History of his Captivity 1557 : Hans Staden
ISBN: 9780415344760 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New Statesman The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinamba, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth... 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the... |
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The English-American : A New Survey of the West Indies, 1648
ISBN: 9780415344807 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not borrowed.' Saturday Review The publication in 1648 of the first authentic account of the provinces of New Spain and Central America by a well-known and educated Englishman excited widespread interest, and The English-American found many readers even though the country was in the midst of revolution. It played an important part in reviving the anti-Spanish policy of Elizabeth and describes at first hand a stage of American society that was... First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not... |
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Don Juan of Persia : A Shi'ah Catholic 1560-1604
ISBN: 9780415344883 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1926. Don Juan was a Persian Moslem who became a Spanish Roman Catholic. His description of Persia and his account of the wars waged by the Persians during the sixteenth century considerably add to modern day knowledge of the history of the period. The book describes the Safavi rule as first established, and the system of government set up in the prime of Shah 'Abbas, as well as being an account of the long journey from Isfahan to Valladolid.
Guy Le Strange's comprehensive introduction places the book in its historical context, as well as providing important information... First published in 1926. Don Juan was a Persian Moslem who became a Spanish Roman Catholic. His description of Persia and his account of the wars wage...
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1284,29 zł |