Syrien und seine Nachbarn von der Spätantike bis in die islamische Zeit /
: "Anlass für dieses Buch ist am 14. Februar 2009, dem Valentinstag, der Geburtstag von Christine Strube. Das Datum fällt zusammen mit ihrer Emeritierung an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, an der sie seit 1980 den Lehrstuhl für Byzantinische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte innehat"--Vorwort, page ix. : [ix], 240 pages, 54 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9783895006746
The Bronze Age in the Lebanon : studies on the archaeology and chronology of Lebanon, Syria and Egypt /
: Papers originally presented at an international conference organized by SCIEM 2000 and IFAPO and held at IFAPO in Beirut. : 256 pages : illustrations, map ; 31 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9783700161363
Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 : Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform /
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"The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, London, and beyond, uncovers the range of agencies and subjectivities involved in the trade of architectural salvage and historic handicraft, and traces impacts on private interiors, through creative reuse and Revival design, in Egypt, Europe and America. By devoting attention to both local and global engagements with Middle Eastern tangible heritage, the present volume invites to look anew at Orientalism in art and interior design, the canon of Islamic architecture and the translocation of historic works of art"--
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004449886
9789004449879
Ex Asia et Syria : Oriental religions in the Roman Central Balkans /
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This title examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyses all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699142 (PDF ebook) :