Archaeology
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Sasanian and Islamic Pottery from Ras al-Khaimah [Paperback]
Derek Kennet (Author)
$85.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841716084
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This analysis of trade in the Western Indian Ocean between the Sasanian period in the 4th century AD and the present day is based on a classification of ceramics from Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. Many thousands of fragments have ... .... Learn More -
Naming Patterns in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem [Paperback]
Iris Shagrir (Author)
$60.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781900934114
Published by : Occasional Publications UPR
Anthroponymy, or the study of personal names, is used here to investigate the extent to which Frankish settlers in the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem assimilated the practices and traditions of their hosts. Data from legal and commercial documents has... .... Learn More -
The History of Medicine in Jerusalem [Paperback]
Zohar Amar (Author)
$50.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841714127
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 1032
In its time, Jerusalem has been ruled by some of the world's greatest cultures and many of these have contributed to medical science. This study touches on historical evidence from Biblical and Classical Jerusalem but the emphasis is firmly on the... .... Learn More -
Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islamic Near East [Hardback]
Jonathan Berkey (Author)
$35.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780295981260
Published by : University of Washington Press
This volume examines the popular culture of religious storytelling in the medieval Islamic Near East. The author draws on chronicles, biographical dictionaries, sermons and tales, but, especially, on a number of medieval treatises critical of p... .... Learn More -
Mostly Miniature: An Introduction to Persian Painting [Hardback]
Oleg Grabar (Author)
Regular Price: $87.00
Special Price: $39.98
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ISBN: 9780691049410
Published by : Princeton University Press
A wide appreciation of Persian art has only been felt in the last hundred years or so. In this study, Oleg Grabar presents a good introduction to Persian painting, especially miniatures illustrating literary works, and some murals and decorated... .... Learn More -
Archaeology of the Frontier in the Medieval Near East [Hardback]
Scott Redford (Author)
Regular Price: $94.00
Special Price: $9.98
ISBN: 9780924171659
Published by : Archaeological Institute of America
Report on the results of excavations in 12th & 13th C AD levels at the site of Gritille in SE Turkey, a provincial settlement interesting particularly for its place on the border between Islamic and Christian states. The authors use historical ... .... Learn More -
Cobalt and Lustre: The First Centuries of Islamic Pottery [Hardback]
Ernst Grube (Author); Grube (Author)
$180.00ISBN: 9781874780588
Published by : Khalili Collections
Series: NDK COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART
Volume: 9
This is the first of a two-volume catalogue of the ceramic holdings in the Khalili Collection - nearly 2,000 objects that represent over a millennium of production from all over the Muslim world. It concentrates on the beauty of the work of the... .... Learn More -
Ayla: Art and Industry in the Islamic Port of Aqaba [Paperback]
Donald Whitcomb (Author)
$3.00ISBN: 9780918986979
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS
Featured are thirty-seven illustrations that highlight the magnificence that was the great Islamic port of Ayla on the Gulf of Aqaba. The site is located in modern Aqaba, Jordan and has been excavated by the Oriental Institute under the directo... .... Learn More -
Tille Hoyuk 1: The Medieval Period [Hardback]
John Moore (Author)
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Special Price: $19.98
ISBN: 9781898249009
Published by : British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara
Tille Hoyuk was excavated between 1979 and 1990 by the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara as part of the Turkish Lower Euphrates Rescue Project. The site revealed important remains of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages, and of the Achaemenid... .... Learn More -
Etude du material de Hulbuk (Ma wara'al-nahr-Khuttal), de la conquete islamique jusqu'au milieu du XIe siecle [Paperback]
M. Pierre Simeon (Author)
$155.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781407304250
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study sets forth a typological classification of hitherto undocumented ceramic artefacts from the Hulbuk excavation site (south east of Tadjikistan, Kuliob district). This material from the ninth to the mid-eleventh century, collected from... .... Learn More