Maguire & Murray was a small-scaled but well-respected and widely-emulated architectural practice known for innovations in church, school, and university design. Robert Maguire, a trained architec
As part of the five-year project "The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland in their European Context," archaeologists gathered to reflect on legal and administrative frameworks regarding archaeological i
The Oriental Institute Annual Reports contain yearly summaries of the activities of the Institute's faculty, staff, and research projects, as well as descriptions of special events and other Institu
This pocket-sized dictionary provides translations of terms related to archaeological studies in both English and Greek. Entries cover terms from Aegean pre-history through Hellenistic and Roman perio
For students of Georgian architecture and restoration practitioners, Lea et al., who worked on the house's conservation and repair, document architect Robert Taylor's Danson House (1762-1766), a Palla
This slim volume of literary analysis and criticism examines selected chapters and passages from works spanning four periods of Margret Attwood's career. Exploring common themes such as gender conscio
Nine contributions demonstrate that the appearance of simplicity in Julius Caesar's writings is achieved through subtle skill in the selection of style, language and content, which promotes Caesar and
'Wyvern' was a colonel in the Indian Army and long resident of Madras who whiled away his spare time writing about cookery in the Madras Athenaeum and Daily News .
Helen Thomas examines the ways in which Caryl Phillips responds both creatively and critically to the psychological effects of cultural dispersal, racism and economic exploitation in the black Atlanti
The tomb was excavated during the middle 1990s by the Australian Centre and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Kanawati discusses the tomb's owner and dependents, date, architectural feature
This work reports on findings at an archaeological site in England. After historical background and geophysical surveys, chapters look at unusual aspects of the Segsbury excavations and present eviden
This volume brings together papers delivered during the conference commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of Henryk Kupiszewski, a Romanist and papyrologist at Warsaw University and the form
Senior and junior scholars participating in American and joint Greek-American excavations on the Mediterranean island were invited to present papers at the conference; other scholars doing serious res
Corinthian Conventionalizing pottery is a fine ware produced during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries B.C. While Athenian workshops produced black- and red-figured vases, their Corinthian counterparts w
Prehistoric and Roman settlement around the Brecon Beacons and western Black Mountains is relatively well documented although information for the eastern Black Mountains is less accessible. In this st
The plays of Seneca the Younger, minister and philosopher under Nero, are today increasingly studied, appreciated - and performed. Here, in twelve new papers from a distinguished international cast, s
This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C.
This monograph provides university professionals and students, those working in the steel industry and steel plant suppliers in related activities, with a concise account of the engineering, process a
A translation of the epic Roman poem on the dynamics of change seeks to remain faithful to the author's original text and reflects Ovid's themes of speed and liveliness.
First comprehensive study of the processes, ritual and practices involved in the cremation of human bodies and the methodologies that can be applied to the study of cremated human remains.
The lector is first attested during the 2nd Dynasty and is subsequently recognised throughout ancient Egypt history. This study challenges previous approaches to studies on the Lector and explores his
Twentieth-century Portugal saw dramatic political and social change. The monarchy was abolished, and a republic installed (1910), soon giving way to a long-lasting dictatorship (1926); a transition to
Theodore de Banville (1823-1891) was a prolific poet, dramatist, critic and prose fiction writer whose significant contribution to poetic and aesthetic debates in nineteenth-century France has long be
The Christian Scriptures could be theologically described as beginning and ending with an epistemological outlook. The first episode of humanity’s activity centers on the knowledge of good and evil. T
Excavations and surveys adjacent to Hirsel House, Coldstream, have revealed a remarkably detailed history of a proprietory church and its cemetery for a period when the parochial structure in Scotland
Brings together the finest imagery from the unique Aerofilms collection, and tells the fascinating story of the men and women behind the company. A joint publication between English Heritage, RCAHMS
The Spanish Communist exile and Francophone Holocaust writer Jorge Semprun (1923-) is a major contributor to contemporary debates on the politics and ethics of remembering the Franco era, Communism an
"From the time of the foundation of its cathedral in 597, Canterbury has been the epicentre of Britain's ecclesiastical history, and an exceptionally important centre for architectural and visual inno
"From the time of the foundation of its cathedral in 597, Canterbury has been the epicentre of Britain's ecclesiastical history, and an exceptionally important centre for architectural and visual inno
The analysis of animal bone assemblages from archaeological sites provides much valuable data concerning economic and husbandry practices in the past, as well as insights into cultural and symbolic or
Because of their significance in everyday life in ancient Egypt, this works provides a specific lexicography of terms with textual and bibliographical references to cattle, sheep and goats. In ancient
This book deals with the principles for planning and performance that encourage active participation in Sunday Eucharists in the Catholic tradition It attempts to identify and propose solutions to the
In his eloquent and informative work Nathan Montover challenges the widespread assumption that Martin Luther was a conservative and politically naive figure using the prism of Luther's doctrine of Uni
An original and approachable look at the history of an English village as uncovered through its archaeology, surviving architecture, literary records and the surrounding landscape. Seven of the ten ch
Looking at interactions between three media in contemporary Spain, Smith (Hispanic languages and literatures, City U. of New York-Graduate Center) addresses the linked issues of history and memory, au
The manifold aspects of the emergence of a thorough cultural exchange between Europe and China from the 16th to 18th centuries still arouse astonishment and demand further reflection. These proceeding
The present study evolved out of an attempt to explore the mechanisms involved in the transformation of a social practice and its spatial context from one cultural, technological and architectural
Excavations at the adjacent sites of Gorhams Cave and Vanguard Cave have yielded a rich combination of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental finds covering a timespan of over 100,000 years. This volu
Beck (psychology, Abilene Christian U.) ponders why so many churches ostensibly following a Messiah who broke bread with tax collectors and sinners, retreat into exclusion and the quarantine of gated
From February 2003 to March 2005, Oxford Archaeology (OA) carried out a programme of archaeological work in King's Lynn comprising evaluation, strip and map, excavation and watching brief integrated w
