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Scribes and translators : Septuagint and Old Latin in the Books of Kings /
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Scribes and Translators is a critical reflection on the textual pluralism as reflected in the book of Kings. The first part of the book examines the diverse texts transmitted by the manuscripts. Special attention is paid to the Antiochene text of the Septuagint that is being edited in Madrid. The second part is devoted to the analysis of Old Latin readings, transmitted by a Spanish family of Vulgate Bibles, with no support in any of the known manuscripts. Finally, the whole evidence is discussed in the frame of the plurality of texts confirmed by the Qumran documents for those books. Based on Old Latin material recently published it sheds light on the text transmission of Kings and on the translation techniques and the history of the Biblical texts in general.
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"The Grinfield Lectures 1991 and 1992 ... at the University of Oxford"--Preface. :
1 online resource (98 pages, [6] pages of plates) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91) and indexes. :
9789004275782 :
0083-5889 ; :
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The policy of Darius and Xerxes towards Thrace and Macedonia /
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In The Policy of Darius and Xerxes towards Thrace and Macedonia Miroslav Vasilev analyses in detail the policy of the Persian kings towards their European possessions in the years 514-465 BC. The book examines the status of Macedonian rulers under the Persian kings, as well as the status of the Thracian territories conquered as a result of the campaigns of Darius and Megabazus. In addition, the author localizes many tribes, rivers, lakes, mountains, and other geographical features of primary importance in defining the territorial span of the European lands conquered by the Persians. Vasilev examines literary sources, epigraphic evidence, coins, and archaeological finds relevant to the topic.
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1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004282155 :
2352-8656 ; :
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Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art : A Codicological Study of Iranian and Turkic Illuminated Book Fragments from 8th-11th Century East Central Asia /
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Mediaeval Manichean Book Art focuses on a corpus of c. one hundred fragments of exquisitely illuminated manuscripts that were produced under the patronage of the Turkic-speaking Uygurs in the Turfan region of East Central Asia between the 8th and 11th centuries CE, and used in service of the local Manichaean church. By applying a codicological approach to the analysis of these sources, this study casts light onto a lost episode of Central Asian art history and religious book culture. Each of the five chapters in this book accomplishes a well-defined goal. The first justifies the formation of the corpus . The second examines its dating on the basis of scientific and historical evidence. Chapter three assesses the artistry of their bookmakers, scribes, and illuminators. The fourth documents the patterns of page layout preserved on the fragments. The final chapter analyses the contextual relationship of their painted and written contents . Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art represents a pioneer study in its subject, research methodology, and illustrations. It extracts codicological and art historical data from torn remains of lavishly decorated Middle-Persian, Sogdian, and Uygur language manuscripts in codex, scroll, and "palm-leaf" formats. Through detailed analyses and carefully argued interpretations aided by precise computer drawings, the author introduces an important group of primary sources for future comparative research in Central Asian art, mediaeval book illumination, and Manichaean studies.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047405962
9789004139947
Ancient lives : new discoveries : eight mummies, eight stories /
: Catalog of an exhibition at the British Museum from May 22-November 30, 2014. : 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 1 color map ; 26 cm : Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index. : 9780714119120
The naos of Amasis : a monument for the reawakening of Osiris /
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The naos AM 107 of the Museum of Antiquities of Leiden was built by king Amasis in the VIth century BC, a period that saw an intense production of monolithic shrines. Despite its not impressive dimensions, however, the naos of Leiden stands out for its originality. What is particularly interesting about this monument is that its distinctiveness is strictly connected to the nature of its recipient. Amasis dedicated the naos to Osiris Hemag, one of the most important and enigmatic Osirian forms of the first millennium BC. Osiris Hemag represents Osiris in a crucial moment of his existence, his reawakening. It was precisely this aspect of the god that strongly influenced both the shape and the decoration of the naos, creating a unique effect: indeed, this is the only Egyptian naos showing on his surfaces groups of guardian-deities who had the task to protect the body of Osiris and to assist him in his rebirth and rejuvenation. This naos is not only a shrine housing a statue of Osiris Hemag, but it is also a monument conveying a new definition of the god and ideas concerning his rebirth.
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176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (page 155-169) and indexes. :
9789088907951
The book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) : scribes, libraries and market /
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This book is the first to date to be dedicated to the circulation of the book as a commodity in the Mamluk sultanate. It discusses the impact of princely patronage on the production of books, the formation and management of libraries in religious institutions, their size and their physical setting. It documents the significance of private collections and their interaction with institutional libraries and the role of charitable endowments (waqf) in the life of libraries. The market as a venue of intellectual and commercial exchanges and a production centre is explored with references to prices and fees. The social and professional background of scribes and calligraphers occupies a major place in this study, which also documents the chain of master-calligraphers over the entire Mamluk period. For her study the author relies on biographical dictionaries, chronicles, waqf documents and manuscripts.
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xi, 178 pages : illustrations (cheifly color), plans ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004387003 (hardback : alk. paper)
Plotinus on What We Think We Are /
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The Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus invites us to take part in his philosophizing when he encourages his readers to think about what they think they are, as living beings, human beings, as rational beings, ethical subjects and as philosophers. He is interested in what we say about ourselves in ordinary language and notices that such ordinary experience conflicts with what the Platonic tradition claims we (truly) are. This conflict does not lead him to turn away from the human terms and expressions, but impels him to take seriously what we say about ourselves and to explain it philosophically.
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1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004678651
Under the Adorned Dome, Four Essays on the Arts of Iran and India : Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series /
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These essays are the revised and updated version of four lectures given in the Yarshater Lecture Series, at SOAS in London in 2013. They concern some aspects of the arts from pre-modern Iran and India, namely, the "making of" of Persian illustrated manuscripts, the iconography of Kashan wares, the use and re-use of luster tiles in Ilkhanid Iran, and the glazed tiles made in three Indian sultanates (Delhi, Bengal and Malwa). These four topics share concepts of influence and impact, although inflected on different modes. The productions they embody represent many poles of influence, even if working on different scales, from the extensive diffusion of products, techniques, and systems to almost isolated productions.
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1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004549722
Inclusive Educational Ethics, Facing the Facts /
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This book takes the reader on a journey through different national contexts. Discover the unique challenges and strategies for inclusive education in countries such as Romania, Poland, Guadeloupe and Canada. Explore the need for independent living skills for institutionalised children in Romania, the paradoxes of educational inclusion for Ukrainian refugees in Poland, and the impact of teacher communication styles on student motivation in Guadeloupe. The negotiation of teacher education policy and standards in Canada is also on the agenda. For anyone with a passion for inclusive education, this book is a treasure trove of information. Contributors are: Laura Agrati, Daniela Roxana Andron, Stephanie Arnott, Dorota Bazuń, Maria Chatzi, Cheryl J. Craig, Stella Danou, Marie-Christine Deyrich, Amen Dhahri, Panagiota Diamanti, Heidi Flavian, Joanna Frątczak-Müller, Becca Friesen, Robert Grant, Josh Gray, Elisabeth Issaieva, Axelle James, Stavroula Kaldi, Adam Kaszuba, Ștefania Kifor, Magdalena Kohout-Diaz, Mariusz Kwiatkowski, Pascal Legrain, Mimi Masson, Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo, Patricia-Gabriela Mociar, Fernando Naiditch, Carrie Nepstad, Frances Rust, Sophie Sanchez-Larréa, Fiona Smythe, Martin Strouhal, Vassiliki Tzika, Aikaterini Vassiou, Efstathios Xafakos and Diane Yendol-Hoppey.
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1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004705968
Der Platoniker Tauros in der Darstellung des Aulus Gellius /
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Aulus Gellius' accounts of his studies in Athens are a major source for the personality of Taurus the Platonic philosopher of the 2nd century A.D. and besides, give important insights into the history of Platonic school of that time. The present work puts together Gellius' reports on the Middle Platonist for the first time and - by its detailed commentary - offers a new understanding of contents, form and methods of his philosophical instructions, of the relationship between teacher and students, and of student life in the 2nd century A.D. in general. By this means numerous topics in ancient philosophy, philology, science, and pedagogics are dealt with. Finally the results thus gained are combined with all remaining literary and epigraphic evidence, so that a lively portrait of Taurus as a philosophical teacher emerges. A collection of testimonies and fragments concerning Taurus' life and work, a comprehensive bibliography, and indices complete the work.
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Revision of the author's thesis, Münster, 1992-1993. :
1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279) and indexes. :
9789004320857 :
0079-1687 ; :
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