late antiquity guide postclassical (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1 Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: About fine. 27 cm; 780 pages. In red cloth in original dust jacket, protected in mylar. With contriburtions by leading scholars on a wide variety of subjects relating to the post-classical period in Europe.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth, dj. Minor edge wear to dj. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else a bright. clean copy.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Another fine contribution to the Harvard University Press Reference Library, this being a fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover exemplar, little discernible wear to the bright red cloth over boards though with a faint, small, slight stain at front upper tip. Bright interior, unmarked, apparently unread. Stated First Edition. Bound handsomely in publisher's original bright red cloth over boards, and with gilt-stamped lettering to spine. Comprised of over a dozen fine essays and over 500 encyclopedic entries, plus a dozen color plates and nearly twenty black-and-white plates. The Table of Contents shows: Remaking the past (Averil Cameron); Sacred landscapes (Beatrice Caseau); Philosophical tradition and the self (Henry Chadwick); Religious communities (Garth Fowden); Barbarians and ethnicity (Patrick J. Geary); War and violence (Brent D. Shaw); Empire building (Christopher Kelly); Christian triumph and controversy (Richard Lim); Islam (Hugh Kennedy); The good life (Henry Maguire) Habitat (Yizhar Hirschfeld). An indispensable and alphabetical guide to the classical literatures and dictionaries, to the Greek World and Roman World, to geography and art, social history and archaeology. xiii [4], 2-780 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. The first book of its kind, this richly informative and comprehensive guide to the world of late antiquity offers the latest scholarship to the researcher along with great reading pleasure to the browser. In eleven comprehensive essays and in over 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory.By extending the commonly accepted chronological and territorial boundaries of the period--to encompass Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth--this guide makes new connections and permits revealing comparisons. Consult the article on Angels and discover their meaning in Islamic as well as classical and Judeo-Christian traditions. Refer to Children, Concubinage, and Divorce for a fascinating interweaving of information on the family. Read the essay on Barbarians and Ethnicity and see how a topic as current as the construction of identity played out in earlier times, from the Greeks and Romans to the Turks, Huns, and Saxons. Turn to Empire Building to learn how the empire of Constantine was supported by architecture and ceremony.Or follow your own path through the broad range of entries on politics, manufacturing and commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion, geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Each entry introduces readers to another facet of the postclassical world: historic figures and places, institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, and amusements. A splendid selection of illustrations enhances the portrait. The intriguing era of late antiquity emerges completely and clearly, viewed in a new light, in a guide that will be relished by scholars and general readers alike.

Zustand: Fine. Cambridge 1999 first edition. Harvard University. Hardcover large 4to. Red cloth. 779p. Color and bw photo illus. Very Fine in Very Fine dj. As New! no owner marks; no faults; no wear. "First book of its kind" (dj).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 4to (26.5 cm), XVIII, 780 pp. Publisher's cloth with dust jacket (minor shelf wear, bookplate). "The first book of its kind, this richly informative and comprehensive guide to the world of late antiquity offers the latest scholarship to the researcher along with great reading pleasure to the browser. In eleven comprehensive essays and over 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory" (from the blurb).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 802 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.75 inches. In Stock.