2001, ISBN: 9780924171543

London: Thames & Hudson, 1968. 236pp, index, 15 col & 372 bw ills. Red cloth in jacket. Prev owner name and booklate on front pastedown, otherwise minimal wear. The art of the gem… Mehr…

London: Thames & Hudson, 1968. 236pp, index, 15 col & 372 bw ills. Red cloth in jacket. Prev owner name and booklate on front pastedown, otherwise minimal wear. The art of the gem engraver flourished in Archaic Greece as at no other time in Classical antiquity... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to., Thames & Hudson, 1968, 3, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2001. Cloth, xi, 312 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Drawing on a wealth of sources from ancient lapidary inscriptions to medieval historiographies and travel books, this book takes readers to archaeological sites, to see artefacts, and to visit some of the artisans who have created Armenian culture. More than 60 colour and 200 black and white photographs are illustrated in it." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Origins. In the beginning, by Hamlet Petrosyan; Symbols of Armenian identity. The world as a garden; The sacred mountain; The temple; Writing and the book; The khachkar or cross-stone, by Hamlet Petrosyan; Settlements, dwellings, and inhabitants. Home as the world, by Harutyun Marutyan; Artifacts and artisans. Wood, by Harutyun Marutyan; Clay, by Hamlet Petrosyan and Harutyun Marutyan (with material on salt jars and salt by Levon Abrahamian [and others]); Copper, by Hamlet Petrosyan and Harutyun Marutyan; Carpets, by Ashghunj Poghosyan; Needle arts, by Anush Sharambeyan; Personal adornment. Costume, by Svetlana Poghosyan; Jewelry, by Hrachya Margaryan; Fight, feast, and festival. The blacksmith, by Aghasi Tadevosyan and Hamlet Petrosyan; Festival and feast, by Hripsime Pikichian (with material on royal feasts by Hamlet Petrosyan); The call of zurna, by Hripsime Pikichian; The wedding tree, by Hripsime Pikichian.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible., Indiana University Press, 2001, 5, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1998. Cloth, xv, 195 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps; 29 cm. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition scheduled for eight venues between October 9, 1998 and May 2001. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. This stunning catalogue includes color photographs of more than 230 objects, excavated in the 1930s by renowned British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley, from the third-millennium-B.C. Sumerian city of Ur. Learn the fascinating story of the excavation and preservation of these magnificent artifacts.Many of the objects are published in color and fully described for the first time--jewelry of gold and semiprecious stones, engraved seal stones, spectacular gold and lapis lazuli statuettes and musical instruments; and vessels of gold, silver, and alabaster. Curator Richard Zettler sets the stage with a history of Ur in the third millennium and the details of the actual excavations. Art historians Donald Hansen and Holly Pittman discuss the historical importance and significance of the many motifs on the most spectacular finds from the tombs." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Early dynastic Mesopotamia, by Richard L. Zettler; Ur of the Chaldees, by Richard L. Zettler; The royal cemetery of Ur, by Richard L. Zettler; The burials of a king and queen, by Richard L. Zettler; Art of the royal tombs of Ur: a brief interpretation, by Donald P. Hansen; Cylinder seals, by Holly Pittman; Jewelry, by Holly Pittman; Metal vessels, by Jill A. Weber and Richard L. Zettler; Shell vessels and containers, by Kevin Danti and Richard L. Zettler; Stone vessels, by Richard L. Zettler; Tools and weapons, by Jill A. Weber and Richard L. Zettler.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible., University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1998, 5<

1998, ISBN: 9780924171543

Editor: Zettler, Richard L. Editor: Horne, Lee, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Hardcover, Auflage: Illustrated, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-01-29T00:0… Mehr…

Editor: Zettler, Richard L. Editor: Horne, Lee, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Hardcover, Auflage: Illustrated, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-01-29T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 165 color, 52 b/w illus. 1.27 kg, Verkaufsrang: 862218, Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate & Postgraduate, Special Features, Books, Books Global Store, Themes & Concepts, Arts & Photography, Subjects, History & Criticism, Ancient History & Civilisation, Civilisation & Culture, World History, Iraq, Middle East, United States, Americas, By Region, Archaeology, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Format: Illustrated, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1998<