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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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The eight gold artifacts found in the cave at nahal qanah, weighing nearly one kilogram in total, constitute such a discovery, outstanding in the archaeology of i srael and of the entire ancient near eastoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street published in , this scarce, out-of-print publication is in very good shape, with no damage to the covers or pages" see oxfam website for delivery information read morein the massive use of gold and in the singularity of their shape, they provide a unique glimpse into the culture and social organization of the people who used the cave and left these unusual remainswhen it was finally opened and thus revealed to us, it offered one of the most fascinating archaeological experiencesit is rare in the course of an archaeological investigation to come across a single discovery that profoundly alters and enriches our understandingof the culture amongst whose material remains it was found"for thousands of years, since the early bronze age, the nahal qanah cave was sealed off and desertedthe most exquisite were those of the chalcolithic cemetery situated in the cave, containing numerous burial offerins of high qualitythere in the muddy halls, narrow recesses and dark niches, finds of a most impressive nature were unearthedit is a dual language english/hebrew publication
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ancient mariner, east indies, fruitwood, half round console/hall table with drawerexcellent condition h 75cm (295”) x d 45cm ( new5”) x w 85cm (33
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: vnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptionthis book is one of those windows1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junonce, 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 mrthree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacabesides 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 chicagothe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultthe 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 journeyforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copyin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical workscomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workfind more at wwwarmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexico
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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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Oxfam books & music bedford keepers of the kingdom; the ancient offices of britaindust cover - unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more224 pages, published , ny; hardback - red cloth boards with gold lettering on spinelavishly illustrated in colour; printed on high-quality, glossy paperoverall condition - as new
14 €
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The rime of the ancient mariner by samuel taylor colefidge - hardcover **mint condition**
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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 heroesravenloft settingwithin this treatise the doctor classifies these complex creatures, defines their common characteristics, and speculates upon their salient abilities
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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 writerpublisher: baker publishing grouplanguage: this book should contain text in 0publication dateauthor: weima, jeffrey a
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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 bluebirdbluebird puzzles are known for their excellent quality and vibrant colourscompleted puzzle size: 68 x 48cm
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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 new middle east what everyone needs to know (r) by james lgelvin (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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near mint double cd & casesimply the best night at the operavarious artists
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Its story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near east"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn 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 region" see oxfam website for delivery information read morewilson 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 twainjohn 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 cityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityin 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 forces
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They were produced by time life books in the s (approx ) ones included are: cultural atlas - russia, africa, japan, china, viking world, india, australia - new zealand- south pacific, spain - portugal, mesopotamia - ancient near east, france, renaissance atlas - ancient egypt, christian church, greek world, medieval europe, ancient america, islamic world, bible, roman world, jewish worldprice is for all 20 books and obviously collection onlyavailable here is a collection of 20 large format hardback books in a series titled cultural atlas/ atlas of
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The book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathayoxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morejames cook) and influential cartographersmapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturesthese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, capt
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Scarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellall 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 foldsthe 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 geographyrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contents2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: binding copies with decent blocksdespite 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 rewardthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqvolume 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 boardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by clate 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 stcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 dramato the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus musteron 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 birthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea 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 boydrthe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumusyet not all welcome ballistas returnad 264 - the roman empire is torn in twooxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome serieseveryone must choose a side
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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 countrythis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterichly 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 engravings5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksthe 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 foundedsome rubbing to front inner hingea 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 explorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4internally; is almost goodsome pencil writing on front free endpaperitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regioncondition wear at extremitiesslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditiontitles in gilt to spineoriginal 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 foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidiscoveries 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 artefactspublished by john murray, londonnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagesplates are brightrubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldpraise 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 boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morealone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarethe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasion
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldpraise 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 boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morealone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare
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As the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centurybetween and as many as 1the extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take notice""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experiencein ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet unionpart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historyoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turks5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert
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