Giacomo Leopardi, Italy's great poet of the Romantic age, is the author of some of the most beautiful and best-loved poems in the Italian language and some of the most remarkable letters in European l
This book reports the most famous dispute between the Church and the State over the presence of paintings, mosaics, and statues in churches, in the period from 717 to 843. In no other book was the Ico
This book introduces Chinese literature from ancient times to the modern society including classical literature, modern literature, contemporary literature and the present -age literature.
The American Journal of Numismatics is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal containing articles on numismatic topics, book reviews, and obituaries of notable figures in the field.
Editors of the Center for Research on Social Dynamics (Italy), Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, and Vienna Institute of Demography (Austria) present nine articles by researchers st
Based on archaeological evidence, especially faunal remains, from the temple complex, equid burial and well at Tel Haror, along with associated artefacts, Klenck presents an interpretation of Canaanit
The French art novel, with its tales of artists, models and creative struggles, is often thought to be a specifically nineteenth-century phenomenon, which dies out by 1900.
A collection of papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell: 1) Hennrietta Quinnell: Rescue Archaeology, Adult Education and South West Britain (Susan Pearce); 2) South Western Hunter-Gather Landscapes
Scholars of theology and the Bible provide a range of perspectives on Pentecostal thinking about end times. They cover eschatology in Biblical perspectives, theological engagements on Pentecostal esch
This massive volume, the proceedings of an international conference in Verona in 2005, reasseses the work of S.A. Semonov, the Soviet archaeologist and pioneer of the functional analysis.
The complex archaeological and geological legacy that North Somerset boasts often means that certain periods may be ignored. Jodie Lewis's report focuses on the sometimes neglected Neolithic evidence
Ramesside Ostraca publishes in full the British Museum's collection of hieratic, hieroglyphic and figured ostraca of the Ramesside period in ancient Egypt.Each ostracon is illustrated with a photograp
An Orthodox look at the spiritual, social and political consequences of the doctrine of the Trinity, arguing that the idea of a classless society is central to Christianity.
The study of medieval attitudes towards death, from sociological, historical, literary artistic and theological viewpoints, has long been a major scholarly preoccupation in France. The first British c
A detailed study of the lithic material from the important Aurignacian site of Abri Pataud in the Dordogne region of France comprising both technological and typological analyses. French text.
A session held at the TAG conference in Cardiff in 1999 sought to steer Mesolithic debates away from traditional lithic approaches and instead considered social aspects of Mesolithic life.
This volume contains the results of tests on the corrosivity of European sea waters towards three types of stainless steels as well as reviews and reports covering materials selection.
Subtitled `The interaction between Greek and Egyptian traditions', this thesis aims to establish a chronology for developments in the portrayal of the Ptolemaic royal family. Sally-Ann Ashton catalogu
This study uses theoretical perspectives of landscape phenomenology to consider the the experience of medieval pilrimage on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, focusing on the journey itself, and th
From North to South brings together the interests in Edward Schillebeeckx of eight theologians from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. In each chapter, theologians dialogue from a southern context w
This work investigates the ways in which six Syro-Palestinian deities - Baal, Reshef, Hauron, Anat, Astarte and Qadesh - were integrated into the Egyptian pantheon in three contexts: royal scenes, per
These seventeen papers, from a colloquium held at the XIVth UISPP Congress at the University of Liege in 2001, combine archaeological, ethnographic and technical approaches to present the current stat
This detailed study of military medical practice on the western frontiers of the Roman army aims to discover whether legionary and auxilliary units were treated differently, whether local civilians we
The lengthy subtitle aptly describes the content of this volume as an 'Analysis of the morphology, manufacture and use of selected categories of domestic wooden artefacts with particular reference to
During his stay in Japan as one of the foreign technicians employed to aid the Westernization and industrialization of Japan, William Gowland (1842-1922) conducted the first truly accurate scientific
Grainge's dissertation examines recent evidence from maritime archaeology, in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Britain, to reinterpret the events of AD 43. Grainge's principal aims are to identi
This book explores the social dynamics of early village societies, focusing specifically on the transition from the Neolithic to the Copper Age and the development of Early Copper Age village communit
"When Tony Campbell, aged 75, asked the Council of Jesuit Theological College for Emeritus status and retirement from JTC, both were granted most graciously, along with a testimonial document
21 papers from a session at the 15th USIPP congress, which examine the burial of infants mainly from archaeological and bioarchaeological perspectives, but also including work on wider issues of ritua
This work is a case study focusing on the long-term unique evolutionary trajectory of the prehistoric Liaoxi area, Northeast China. The emergence and dramatic decline of the Hongshan complex societies
All of the Roman military equipment featured in this catalogue was found in Wales, reflecting the region's domination by both soldiers and forts for approximately 350 years. Many objects are catalogue
Short description: An introduction to the preaching of John Calvin, showing how he developed out of an earlier tradition of preaching, and how his sermons influenced those of later preachers, particul
The tomb of Nikauisesi was discovered in 1979 but has remained unpublished until now. The chapel is decorated with important scenes and inscriptions in painted relief, the examination of which, togeth
This `Oxford-centric' book explores the history of classical reception by focusing on objects in the Ashmolean Museum and assessing the development of classical art studies at Oxford University. The s
