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ISBN: 9780904152388
Published by : British School at Rome
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Volume: 12
In this book Paul Arthur provides an important new synthesis of the archaeology and history of the Italian city of Naples, from the late Roman to the early Medieval period. Arthur considers the standard criteria for the definition of the Roman ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841711768
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A study of the political and religious situation in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain, focusing primarily on the 6th century AD. With five major authorities holding political control in the south-east of the peninsula, Martí discusses arch... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780786409990
Published by : McFarland & Company
The Holy Grail was said to be the vessel from which Christ drank at the Last Supper, which later held some of the blood of the crucified Christ and which was brought to England by Joseph of Arimathea. Fact or fiction? The grail was later plunged i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783774930858
Published by : Dr Rudolf Habelt GmbH
Series: UPA
Volume: 81
An ilustrated catalogue of over 1200 Merovingian and Carolingian symmetrical bow-shaped brooches found on archaeological sites across much of western Europe. The catalogue is preceded by a discussion of the composition of the artefacts, the cl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783703035296
Published by : Universitatsverlag Wagner
An illustrated catalogue of early medieval twisted or plaited worked stone from the region of Kärnten in Austria, most of which were discovered in Carolingian cloisters. Initially, the volume presents a background discussion of early church archit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783525353110
Published by : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Eleven papers from a colloquium that followed a successful exhibition held in Paderborn in 1999 on the art and culture of the city during the Carolingian period. The contributors reflect on new archaeological and documentary evidence that throws l... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780472111329
Published by : University of Michigan Press
Early medieval geography was a unique science which had developed from Late Antiquity and combined an unusual blend of biblical history, natural science, cosmography, history, philosophy as well as more conventional geography. Lozovsky's predomina... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896462589
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
Series: AE
Volume: 9
A detailed report on the Slav cremation burial site at Olympia in Greece which dates from the 7th and 8th centuries AD. The authors discuss the archaeological evidence for Slav presence in southern Greece, including a comparable site in Corint... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783491961258
Published by : Patmos
First published in 2000 and now available as a small hardback, Kerner's study aims to uncover the real Charlemagne behind the man of myth and legend. Kerner examines the portrayal of Charlemagne in images and words and discusses his role as an ... .... Learn More