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  • The ancient secret of the flower of life: v1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthis book is one of those windows

    28 €

  • Title: ancient history from coins (approaching the ancient world)author(s): christopher howgego

    42 €

  • Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    15 €

  • Oxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from archaeological studies among the ancient cities of mexicoin december, , a number of gentlemen, representing different branches of scientific research, were invited by mrthe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical worksin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionbesides this a short paper treating of the geology, and particularly of the cenotes or natural wells of yucatan, will appear in the journal of geology of the university of chicagosee oxfam website for delivery information read morearmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexicocomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workthree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacaabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksfind more at wwwforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copythe writer was a member of the party and, as curator of anthropology in the field colum bian museum, was expected to examine and describe such archaeologic remains as happened to be encountered during the journey

    11 €

  • How to pray with the bible the ancient prayer form of lectio divina made simple by karl aschultz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details

    7 €

  • Distant impressions the senses in the ancient near east by anne-caroline rendu loisel (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details

    60 €

  • In the land of mists, the ancient dead are unique monstrosities of astonishing power, capable of rising again and again despite the efforts of the mightiest heroeswithin this treatise the doctor classifies these complex creatures, defines their common characteristics, and speculates upon their salient abilitiesravenloft setting

    16 €

  • Oxfam books & music bedford keepers of the kingdom; the ancient offices of britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust cover - unmarkedoverall condition - as new224 pages, published , ny; hardback - red cloth boards with gold lettering on spinelavishly illustrated in colour;  printed on high-quality, glossy paper

    14 €

  • The rime of the ancient mariner by samuel taylor colefidge - hardcover **mint condition**

    31 €

  • Mystery stories: curse of the ancient spirits for nintendo dscondition is like new

    1 €

  • Paul the ancient letter writerauthor: weima, jeffrey apublisher: baker publishing grouppublication datelanguage: this book should contain text in 0

    12 €

  • Featuring 30 incredible wonders of the ancient world! categories include wonder, beauty, year and distance from londonor will chichen itza’s stepped pyramids help you to conquer your opponents?will you rise to victory with cairo citadel?

    12 €

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  • Fighting techniques of the ancient world bc - 500 ad - anglim, simon & jestice, phyllis g& serrati, john& rusch, scott mauthor: anglim, simon & jestice, phyllis g

    17 €

  • Atlantis centre of the ancient world is a piece quality jigsaw puzzle from bluebirdcompleted puzzle size: 68 x 48cm  bluebird puzzles are known for their excellent quality and vibrant colours

    13 €

  • Mystery quest: curse of the ancient spirits (nintendo ds, ) - european

    2 €

  • Nintendo gameboy wizardry gaiden ii curse of the ancient enperor japan ver

    81 €

  • His nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th ednineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries illustrated with frontispiece, folding map and full-page engravings item description a facilitating volume providing an in depth look at nineveh and persepolis with recent (for that time) discoveriesthe book is illustrated, with fold out ‘map of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persia’, frontispiece of ‘the king (nthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)internally, in very good condition indeed), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellers”palace, nimrud)’, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsrebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiescondition solid and firm boardsall pages are tightly held at the gutterno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pageswear at extremitiesbook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437“vaux was born in in oxfordinner hinges are very good with no splitsowners’ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )

    (England)

    78 €

  • Apart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditiona scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationpublished by john murray, londonthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workinternally; is almost goodpages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingdiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactscondition wear at extremitiesbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletitles in gilt to spinesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagesoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear covers5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksrubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsplates are brightour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome pencil writing on front free endpaperoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)some rubbing to front inner hinge

    (England)

    107 €

  • Scarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsdespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingen2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapshowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ithis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccondition: binding copies with decent blocksour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edges

    (England)

    116 €

  • This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societyoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worlda comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anotherthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern france

    25 €

  • In women in ancient egypt, the types of occupations and careers open to women are described, as are their domestic and personal lives - marriage, health and childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing, jewellery and beauty preparationsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the lives of egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world, allowing them to exercise a full part in society, recognised as equal with men under the lawusing evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tombpaintings and the material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, barbara watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social, and sometimes the political, history of ancient egyptin contrast, however, the final chapter deals with those women, surprisingly few in number, whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable and, in some cases, legendary, with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of egypt and rule as female kingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the 'little people' of history, women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic sphere

    6 €

  • Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on oursoxfam shop thornbury based on the same principles that lay behind the book "learn latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient greekit teaches the reader enough greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the new testament and from classical greek literature such as plato, aristophanes and euripidessee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    (England)

    4 €

  • More than 20 years later, their sons, the now world-famous toumani diabate and the junior ballake sissoko, have come together to pay tribute to their fathers with 's new ancient stringsthis is the first all-acoustic kora recording diabate has done since his stunning kaira, released more than 10 years prior to new ancient strings, and it shows a mature and forward-looking artist that would make the elder diabate proudtoumani diabate has toured the world as a soloist, as a member of fusion groups like songhai (with flamenco fusionist ketama), and he has incorporated subtle changes into his music that makes it a living affirmation of the strength of the ancient harp of africatogether diabate and sissoko explore their fathers' roots while travelling their own new routessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street back in the early s, a recording by kora masters sidiki diabate and djelimadi sissoko called cordes anciennes first brought this rich acoustic music of mali to the worldwhile many of the songs come from the original repertoire, the music is all modern mali

    14 €

  • Fans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artdoes treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramathe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumuseveryone must choose a sidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moread 264 - the roman empire is torn in twoa fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the anglespraise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydryet not all welcome ballistas returnoxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome serieson a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birthto the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus muster

    14 €

  • Mummies draws on cutting-edge research to reveal the actual experience of living and dying in the ancient nile valleypiecing together key biographical data and information, it has been possible for the first time to discover more about who these people were in ancient egyptian societythey include a young female temple singer, an unknown man of high status, and a child from the roman erathe majority of the material is drawn from the british museum's extensive egypt and sudan collections, but the book includes a number of mummies from other museums to physically reunite individuals originally buried together in family or communal tombssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis allows fascinating comparisons to be madefunerary objects are also highlighted for context: for example, non-invasive imaging of the contents of canopic jars; analyses of embalming substances, and identification of wood species and pigment types used in coffinswith over 200 specially commissioned photographs, mummies sets out to shine a new light on the pastoxfam shop clitheroe in recent years, british museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study egyptian mummieseight significant mummies are explored, each carefully selected to tell a different story, covering a period of over years

    10 €

  • Oxfam bookshop wallingford as the bible tells us, ancient israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of godsmark smith here seeks to discover more precisely what was meant by "divinity" in the ancient near-east, and how these concepts apply to yahwehpart one of the book offers a detailed examination of the deities of ancient ugarit, known to us from the largest surviving group of relevant extra-biblical textsin part two, smith looks closely at four classic problems associated with four ugaritic deities, and considers how they affect our understanding of yahwehit is now widely accepted that the israelites' god, yahweh, must have originated as one among these many, before assuming the role of the one true god of monotheismat the end of the book he returns to the question of israelite monotheism, seeking to discover what religious issues it addressed and why it made sense at the time of its emergencehe argues that within the bible, monotheism is not a separate "stage" of religion but rather represents a kind of rhetoric reinforcing israel's exclusive relation with its deity see oxfam website for delivery information read more

    25 €

  • Fans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramaas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northpraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydroxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome

    2 €

  • Oxfam shop thornbury this new work from thomas gallant provides a highly original analysis of the ancient greek domestic economythe author details these strategies alongside the key adaptive measures by which the ancient greeks coped with major fluctuations in food production and supplythe nature of their environment together with only rudimentary technology caused the greek peasants to develop an extensive but delicate web of risk-management strategiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a whole, the book makes a major contribution to the perennial debate about how peasants secure the basic conditions of material subsistence

    (England)

    57 €

  • 100 greatest ancient coins, hardcover by berk, harlan jberk, one of america’s best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of greece, rome, the byzantine empire, and other parts of the ancient world, 144 pages, full color, with enlarged photographs and stories for every coinin this beautifully illustrated book, harlan jvecchi, italo (frw), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues-all of these and more await you in this new, updated second edition of the “100 greatest coins”

    41 €

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