Author: Emily Teeter
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Emily Teter, research associate at the Institute, has selected 62 works from the over 25,000 in the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute at the U. of Chicago to provide the general reader and visitor with a sample of the breadth and significance of this little published collection. In addition to the royal portraits and relief sculpture commonly associated with Egyptian art, some more unusual works are included, such as lamps, grooming implements, and games. A history of the collection, especially the role of James Henry Breasted, begins the volume. A glossary, bibliography, map, chronology, and three indexes are included. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author: William Ouseley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Author: William Ouseley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108056431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Evidencing a vibrant scholarly community, this three-volume collection (published 1797-1800) will appeal to readers interested in eighteenth-century oriental scholarship.
Author: William Marsden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
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Author: Jean M. Evans
Publisher: Oriental Institute Press
ISBN: 9781614910480
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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"In honor of the Oriental Institute's centennial celebration, this special edition guide to 100 select highlights of the collections of the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago presents objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Syro-Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Nubia, and Persia. The guide features a history of the collections, new photography, provenance information, and a brief description of each object"--
Author: Nicolas Trübner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Author: John Freeman
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429019883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004393145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 461
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Manuscripts, Politics and Oriental Studies commemorates the life and works of Johann Gottfried Wetzstein (1815-1905) as a scholar and consul in Berlin and Damascus. It also illustrates contemporary developments in manuscript collecting and Oriental studies.
Author: Ning Yeh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961830588
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A second addition, also known as Ning Yeh's "Gold Edition" updates his original guide of step-by-step instructions for Chinese Brush Painting.
