Catalogue of the Historical and Antiquarian Portion of [his] Library ... to be Sold at Auction ... Mar. 4th, 5th, and 6th 1890... .F. Libie &Co., Auctioneers
Author: John A. Lewis
Publisher:
Published: 1890
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13:
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Witnesses to History
Author: Lyndel V. Prott
Publisher: UNESCO
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 9231041282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Compendium gives an outline of the historical, philosophical and ethical aspects of the return of cultural objects (e.g. cultural objects displaced during war or in colonial contexts), cites past and present cases (Maya Temple Facade, Nigerian Bronzes, United States of America v. Schultz, Parthenon Marbles and many more) and analyses legal issues (bona fide, relevant UNESCO and UNIDROIT Conventions, Supreme Court Decisions, procedure for requests etc.). It is a landmark publication that bears testament to the ways in which peoples have lost their entire cultural heritage and analyses the issue of its return and restitution by providing a wide range of perspectives on this subject. Essential reading for students, specialists, scholars and decision-makers as well as those interested in these topics.
Papers on the Amasis Painter and His World
Author: J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 1987-01-01
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0892360933
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn connection with the Los Angeles opening of the exhibition The Amasis Painter and His World, a colloquium and symposium were held at the Getty Museum between February 28 and March 2, 1986. An international panel of scholars presented papers on various aspects of Greek vase-painting; these papers are collected as fully annotated essays in the companion volume to the exhibition catalogue. They include an essay by Dietrich von Bothmer concerning the connoisseurship of Greek vases, as well as one by Martin Robertson on the status of Attic vase-painting in the mid-sixth century; John Boardman’s discussion of Amasis and the implications of his name; Walter Burkert’s presentation on Homer in the second half of the sixth century; and a paper by Albert Henrichs on representations of Dionysos in sixth-century Attic vase-painting.
Historic Coker Hills
Author: Jill Ridky-Blackburn
Publisher:
Published: 2019-09-27
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781733854016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this quiet and spacious landscape lies the story of some of Chapel Hill's rich cultural and natural history. When University of North Carolina botany professor William chambers Coker purchased the hilly area now known as Coker Hills, he bought it with a keen eye for the flora and the dramatic rises. Author Jill Blackburn is a graduate of UNC, with a M.Ed. and PhD. Her family moved into the area many years ago. She and the other residents appreciate the feel of "living in the woods" while being close to amenities.
Understanding Theories of Religion
Author: Ivan Strenski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2015-03-30
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1444330845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing comprehensive updates and additions, the second edition of Understanding Theories of Religion explores the development of major theories of religion through the works of classic and contemporary figures. • A new edition of this introductory text exploring the core methods and theorists in religion, spanning the sixteenth-century through to the latest theoretical trends • Features an entirely new section covering religion and postmodernism; race, sex, and gender; and religion and postcolonialism • Examines the development of religious theories through the work of classic and contemporary figures from the history of anthropology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology • Reveals how the study of religion evolved in response to great cultural conflicts and major historical events • Student-friendly features include chapter introductions and summaries, biographical vignettes, a timeline, a glossary, and many other learning aids
The History and Politics of Exhumation
Author: Michael L. Nash
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2019-10-21
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 3030240479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book argues that a serious, scholarly study on exhumation is long overdue. Examining more well-known cases, such as that of Richard III, the Romanovs, and Tutankhamen, alongside the more obscure, Michael Nash explores the motivations beyond exhumation, from retribution to repatriation. Along the way, he explores the influence of Gothic fiction in the eighteenth century, the notoriety of the Ressurection Men in the nineteenth century, and the archeological heyday of the twentieth century.
The Clayton Collection
Author: Frances Claire McIntosh
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Published: 2019-03-29
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781407321479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchaeology of Roman Britain, Volume 1 This book examines the archaeological material from Hadrian's Wall within the significant Clayton Collection. The Collection was formed through the work of John Clayton, antiquarian and landowner, in the 19th century. His work took place at a pivotal time in the study of Hadrian's Wall, as public interest was growing, access was improving, and the discipline of archaeology was developing. As part of a large network of antiquarians, Clayton excavated, studied and published his discoveries. After his death, his archaeological estate was retained, and the Collection was moved into a museum in 1896. Despite being in the public domain for so long, the material has never been studied as a whole, or in the light of its 19th century creation. This work is the first to bring together the history and development of the collection alongside the material itself. It offers an insight into how important antiquarian collections can provide valuable information about Roman life.
Daily Life in Ancient Rome - The People and the City at the Height of the Empire
Author: Jerome Carcopino
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2011-04-20
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 1446549054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
How Long Will South Africa Survive?
Author: Richard William Johnson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1849045593
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most up to date and frank account of the developing South African crisis. An analysis of the criminalization of the South African state. A unique perspective on likely future developments there.
A Gravity's Rainbow Companion
Author: Steven C. Weisenburger
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0820337641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdding some 20 percent to the original content, this is a completely updated edition of Steven Weisenburger's indispensable guide to Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Weisenburger takes the reader page by page, often line by line, through the welter of historical references, scientific data, cultural fragments, anthropological research, jokes, and puns around which Pynchon wove his story. Weisenburger fully annotates Pynchon's use of languages ranging from Russian and Hebrew to such subdialects of English as 1940s street talk, drug lingo, and military slang as well as the more obscure terminology of black magic, Rosicrucianism, and Pavlovian psychology. The Companion also reveals the underlying organization of Gravity's Rainbow--how the book's myriad references form patterns of meaning and structure that have eluded both admirers and critics of the novel. The Companion is keyed to the pages of the principal American editions of Gravity's Rainbow: Viking/Penguin (1973), Bantam (1974), and the special, repaginated Penguin paperback (2000) honoring the novel as one of twenty "Great Books of the Twentieth Century."
