The ancient city
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"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
32 €
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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 countrysecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersinternally; is almost goodlacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still complete5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indextitles in gilt to spinediscoveries 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 illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4published by john murray, londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversno writing or inscriptionstop of spine cover missingitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings
(England)
102 €
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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 countryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplates are brightthe 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 foundedinternally; is almost goodcondition wear at extremitiesnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagestitles in gilt to spinerichly 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 engravingsbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 45cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagessome rubbing to front inner hingepublished by john murray, londonslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionsome pencil writing on front free endpaperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea 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 explorationoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverspages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiondiscoveries 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 artefactscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinethis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this work
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107 €
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: v1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junthis book is one of those windowsnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation pattern
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Title: ancient history from coins (approaching the ancient world)author(s): christopher howgego
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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 centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morerich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author
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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 mrabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic bookswe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical worksthree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacathe 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 journeythe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morearmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexicobesides 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 chicagofind more at wwwcomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical work
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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
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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
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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
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Oxfam books & music bedford keepers of the kingdom; the ancient offices of britainlavishly illustrated in colour; printed on high-quality, glossy paperoverall condition - as newdust cover - unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more224 pages, published , ny; hardback - red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine
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Yet the relationship between city and cinema has been neglected in both film and urban studiesoxfam shop cotham hill the role played by the city is central to a wide variety of filmspublished st edition in everyday experience, cities frequently seem to possess a cinematic quality the contributors to this book have sought to remedy this situation by offering a detailed and wide-ranging look at the 'cinematic city', covering a diverse selection of films, genres, cities and historical periodssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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18 €
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Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of artoxfam shop gloucester road when olivia laing moved to new york city in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis'unusually brave) see oxfam website for delivery information read moremoving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city's most compelling artists, laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be redeemed and embracedsublime' the times (from the back cover of the book
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The rime of the ancient mariner by samuel taylor colefidge - hardcover **mint condition**
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Mystery stories: curse of the ancient spirits for nintendo dscondition is like new
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Paul the ancient letter writerauthor: weima, jeffrey alanguage: this book should contain text in 0publication datepublisher: baker publishing group
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Featuring 30 incredible wonders of the ancient world! categories include wonder, beauty, year and distance from londonwill you rise to victory with cairo citadel?or will chichen itza’s stepped pyramids help you to conquer your opponents?
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Chronicles of mystery curse of the ancient temple nintendo ds complete pal
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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
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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
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Mystery quest: curse of the ancient spirits (nintendo ds, ) - european
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Nintendo gameboy wizardry gaiden ii curse of the ancient enperor japan ver
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The holy city is a tale of the extraordinary heroism and humour of ordinary men and womenoxfam shop inverness an angela's ashes of scotlandlife for the folk who lived in clydebank's great tenements, known fondly as the holy city, could be hardhere were real families, pulling together and laughing at their troubles and fighting to be a communitybut it could also be full of fun, largely because everything was sharedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first novel from the bestselling author of finding peggy tells the story of clydebank through its destruction during the blitz and postwar declineits wonderful characters leap off the page at you; they will make you smile, make you sad and make your spirits soar, and, given the chance, they will take up permanent lodgings in your heartand then in march a rain of fire descended on them as the nazis tried to snuff the bankies' spirit out; but this was a spirit not so easily extinguished
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First printingvivian the dog moves to the big city, school and library by boyer, mitch, isbn , isbn-13 moving to the city, vivian the giant dachshund misses her friends and the wide-open spaces where she used to play before becoming lost and receiving help from an unexpected new friend
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Legend of the invisible city of kitezh (skazaniye o nevidimom grade kitezhe), opera in 4 acts: act 1legend of the invisible city of kitezh (skazaniye o nevidimom grade kitezhe), opera in 4 acts: prelude - in praise of the wilderness
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Synopsis considering the cultural and political implications of the urban imaginary, donald explores the pleasures and challenges of modern living, contending that the imagined city remains the best lens for a future democratic community
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This examination of a phenomenon of 19th century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the garden city ideasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also considers its continuing relevance in the late 20th century and into the 21st centuryoxfam bookshop raeburn place fine condition
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39 €
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The title is in the windy cityfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
9 €
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Title: the lost city of z blu-ray [uk] new bluraywe want you to be 100% happy with your orderyou are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failurewe cannot be held responsible for delays if you do not use this reference
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The black stallion and the lost city (black stallion (paperback))author:farley, stevewe appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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