Ed s elsner jas (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. While fragments from the second century AD abound, Pausanias' Periegesis ('description') of Greece is the only fully preserved text of travel writing to have survived. This collection uses Pausanias as a multifaceted lens yielding indispensable information about the cultural world of Roman Greece. Editor(s): Alcock, Susan E.; Cherry, John F.; Elsner, Jas. Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSK; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510. . 2003. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. The essays in this volume examine the variety and importance of pilgrimage practices in Graeco-Roman antiquity and the early Church, ranging from healing to oracles, from collective civic delegations to individual pilgrims seeking salvation, from localized sacred topographies to empire-wide travel. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Rutherford, Ian. Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HRCC2; HRCR; HRLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772. . 2008. First Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Hernandez Lobato, Jesus. Series: Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity. Num Pages: 544 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 864. . 2017. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. A collection of essays that brings new insight to the question of the continuing, and inexhaustible, fascination of Athenian tragedy of the fifth century BCE. There is particular reference to the visual - the myriad ways in which tragic texts are (re)interpreted, (re)appropriated, and (re)visualized through verbal and artistic description. Editor(s): Kraus, Chris; Goldhill, Simon; Foley, Helene P.; Elsner, Jas. Num Pages: 480 pages, 35 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799. . 2007. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. Polemon of Laodicea's Physiognomy explains how to detect someone's character from their appearance. The original 2nd-century text has been lost, but this collection of essays presents translations of the surviving Greek, Latin, and Arabic versions together with a series of masterly studies on the Physiognomy's origins, function, and legacy. Editor(s): Swain, Simon. Num Pages: 712 pages, 4 figures, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; 2CSR; DSBB; VXFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1179. . 2007. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. Examines the pilgrimage practices in Graeco-Roman antiquity and the early Church. From healing to oracles, collective civic delegations to individual pilgrims seeking salvation, and localized sacred topographies to empire-wide travel, this book shows the importance of pilgrimage in pagan antiquity and its ancestry to later Christian practice. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Rutherford, Ian. Num Pages: 532 pages, 28 halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 866. . 2006. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…