Asia

ISBN: 9783700172444
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
The history of humanity is closely linked to camels, for without these remarkable animals we would never have occupied the
arid regions of Asia and North Africa, and would be unable to cope with the challenges of increasing des... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310541
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2450
This research takes an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in an important part of western Asia by employing a combination of archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence. Although any ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515102773
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland (VOHD)

Volume: 10.11
English Description: This eleventh volume of the Sanskrit manuscripts from the Turfan discovery presents the manuscript finds of the German Turfan expeditions which were made available to the public beginning of the last century. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515102414
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Waren Plünderungen und Kunstraub während der Kolonialfeldzüge des 19. Jahrhunderts gesetzlich sanktioniert, und wie gingen sie vor sich? Die Plünderung und anschließende Verbrennung des Yuanming yuan während des britisch-französischen Chinafeldzug... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310114
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2413
This volume presents previously unpublished data (including inter alia plans, photographs, catalogues, sources, geological analyses, water/drainage, travellers’ reports) gathered from recent major archaeological investigations into a number of imp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714124674
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: OBJECTS IN FOCUS
'The Great Wave' is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700171294
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
The present volume provides an annotated English translation of the last section of Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇavārttikasvavṛtti (PVSV 164,24–176,16, ad stanzas 1.312–340), which includes his final assault on the Mīmāṃsā doctrine of the authorlessness (a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781921817748
Published by : ATF Press
The University Santo Tomas Filipiniana rare collection is considered on of the richest of its kind in the Philippines. It is a repository of story books created by great minds pertaining to the culture and civilization of the Philippines, the land... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781921817724
Published by : ATF Press
The present volume has two parts. Part One is the complete listing of the 466 titles arranged in chronological order starting with the only incunabulum in the collection published in 1492 to the end of the sixteenth century. Of the 466 titles list... .... Learn More