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The Bronze Cauldron
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Author : Geraldine McCaughrean
language : en
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release Date : 1998
The Bronze Cauldron written by Geraldine McCaughrean and has been published by Margaret K. McElderry Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A illustrated collection of tales selected from many cultures and from many times.
The Bronze Cauldron From Br
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Author : Ole Klindt-Jensen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Bronze Cauldron From Br written by Ole Klindt-Jensen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Civilization, Celtic categories.
Bronze Monsters And The Cultures Of Wonder
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Author : Nassos Papalexandrou
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2021-11-23
Bronze Monsters And The Cultures Of Wonder written by Nassos Papalexandrou and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-23 with Art categories.
The eighth and seventh centuries BCE were a time of flourishing exchange between the Mediterranean and the Near East. One of the period’s key imports to the Hellenic and Italic worlds was the image of the griffin, a mythical monster that usually possesses the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. In particular, bronze cauldrons bore griffin protomes—figurative attachments showing the neck and head of the beast. Crafted in fine detail, the protomes were made to appear full of vigor, transfixing viewers. Bronze Monsters and the Cultures of Wonder takes griffin cauldrons as case studies in the shifting material and visual universes of preclassical antiquity, arguing that they were perceived as lifelike monsters that introduced the illusion of verisimilitude to Mediterranean arts. The objects were placed in the tombs of the wealthy (Italy, Cyprus) and in sanctuaries (Greece), creating fantastical environments akin to later cabinets of curiosities. Yet griffin cauldrons were accessible only to elites, ensuring that the new experience of visuality they fostered was itself a symbol of status. Focusing on the sensory encounter of this new visuality, Nassos Papalexandrou shows how spaces made wondrous fostered novel subjectivities and social distinctions.
Bronze Monsters And The Cultures Of Wonder
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Author : Nassos Papalexandrou
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2021-11-23
Bronze Monsters And The Cultures Of Wonder written by Nassos Papalexandrou and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-23 with Art categories.
The eighth and seventh centuries BCE were a time of flourishing exchange between the Mediterranean and the Near East. One of the period’s key imports to the Hellenic and Italic worlds was the image of the griffin, a mythical monster that usually possesses the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. In particular, bronze cauldrons bore griffin protomes—figurative attachments showing the neck and head of the beast. Crafted in fine detail, the protomes were made to appear full of vigor, transfixing viewers. Bronze Monsters and the Cultures of Wonder takes griffin cauldrons as case studies in the shifting material and visual universes of pre-classical antiquity, arguing that they were perceived as lifelike monsters that introduced the illusion of verisimilitude to Mediterranean arts. The objects were placed in the tombs of the wealthy (Italy, Cyprus) and in sanctuaries (Greece), creating fantastical environments akin to later cabinets of curiosities. Yet griffin cauldrons were accessible only to elites, ensuring that the new experience of visuality they fostered was itself a symbol of status. Focusing on the sensory encounter of this new visuality, Nassos Papalexandrou shows how spaces made wondrous fostered novel subjectivities and social distinctions.
Ethnic Identity And Imperial Power
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Author : Nico Roymans
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2004
Ethnic Identity And Imperial Power written by Nico Roymans and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
"This study explores the theme of Batavian ethnicity and ethnogenesis in the context of the Early Roman empire. Its starting point is the current view in the social and historical sciences of ethnicity as a culturally determined, subjective construct that is shaped through interaction with an ethnic 'other'. The study analyses literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources relating to the Batavian image and self-image against the backdrop of Batavian integration into the Roman world. The Batavians were intensively exploited by the Roman authorities for the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers, with the result that their society developed into a full-blown military community."--Jacket.
Immortal Tao Supreme
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Author : Sui BianXie
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2020-08-19
Immortal Tao Supreme written by Sui BianXie and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Fiction categories.
The descendents of the Heavenly Dynasty brought the mysterious spirit pearl across the world, accepted beauties. fought geniuses, and traveled all the way to the cultivation world ...
Ancient Greece
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Author : Sigrid Deger-Jalkotzy
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-27
Ancient Greece written by Sigrid Deger-Jalkotzy and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-27 with History categories.
The period between the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization around 1200 BC and the dawning of the classical era four and half centuries later is widely known as the Dark Age of Greece, not least in the eponymous history by A. M. Snodgrass published by EUP in 1971, and reissued by the Press in 2000.In January 2003 distinguished scholars from all over the world gathered in Edinburgh to re-examine old and new evidence on the period. The subjects of their papers were chosen in advance by the editors so that taken together they would cover the field. This book, based on thirty-three of the presentations, will constitute the most fundamental reinterpretation of the period for 30 years. The authors take issue with the idea of a Greek Dark Age and everything it implies for the understanding of Greek history, culture and society. They argue that the period is characterised as much by continuity as disruption and that the evidence from every source shows a progression from Mycenaean kingship to the conception of aristocratic nobility in the Archaic period. The volume is divided into six parts dealing with political and social structures; questions of continuity and transformation; international and inter-regional relations; religion and hero cult; Homeric epics and heroic poetry; and the archaeology of the Greek regions. Copiously illustrated and with a collated bibliography, itself a valuable resource, this book is likely to be the essential and basic source of reference on the later phases of the Mycenaean and the Early Greek Iron Ages for many years.
Master Of The Cauldron
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Author : David Drake
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2006-03-07
Master Of The Cauldron written by David Drake and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-07 with Fiction categories.
Garric or-Reise was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles. But the Kingdom is weak, its rule barely extending past the island of Ornifal. The Isles need a strong king to bring unity, because danger is coming. Magic is stronger now than at any time since the fall of the Old Kingdom in a cataclysm of uncontrolled magic. Evil is growing in the spaces beyond the world, waiting to complete the destruction begun a millennium before. Only if the Isles are united into a strong New Kingdom can humanity survive. Garric has sworn to become a true Lord of the Isles. Standing with him are his sister, Sharina; his friend and Sharina's lover, the shepherd Cashel; and Cashel's sister, the weaver-witch Ilsa. They have been to Hell and back together in their quest. The four friends and the armies of the Kingdom have undertaken a Royal Progress to renew the bonds of fealty among the Isles. Now they come to Sandrakkan, which fought a long and bloody war with Haft less than a generation ago. On Sandrakkan, Wilduf's Countess, Balila, schemes with her court wizard to destroy the boy king from the hated isle of Haft. Strange evils lurk on demon-haunted Volita, and she will wake them all if necessary to make her husband the new King of the Isles. Rich with action, guile, and heroism in the face of dangers both physical and moral, Master of the Cauldron stands alone or as part of a ground-breaking fantasy epic from David Drake. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Bronze Age Of Southeast Asia
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Author : Charles Higham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-06-13
The Bronze Age Of Southeast Asia written by Charles Higham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-13 with Art categories.
This book addresses the controversy over the origins of the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia. Charles Higham provides a systematic and regional presentation of the current evidence. He suggests that the adoption of metallurgy in the region followed a period of growing exchange with China. Higham then traces the development of Bronze Age cultures, identifying regionality and innovation, and suggesting how and why distinct cultures developed. This book is the first comprehensive study of the period, placed within a broader comparative framework.
The Bronze Age In Europe
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Author : J. M. Coles
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-30
The Bronze Age In Europe written by J. M. Coles and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with Social Science categories.
This book provides an account of the development of European culture and society during the Bronze Age, the time span between c. 2000 and 700 BC. It was a period of remarkable innovation, seen for instance in the development and growth of metallurgy as a major industry, the spread of trading contacts, the origins of urbanism and the beginnings of social stratification. The study is divided chronologically into two, the earlier and later Bronze Age, giving a clear picture of the nature of the radical changes which occurred in the period as a whole. The geographical area covered, from the Atlantic shores across Europe into the Soviet Union and from northern Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, is too vast to be taken as one unit, and has been broken down into five regions; each is discussed in terms of settlement form, burial practices, ritual and religious sites, material culture, economic and social background, and trading patterns. The book describes and develops common themes that link together the different areas and cultural groups, rather than taking the typographical approach often adopted by Bronze Age specialists, and uses the results of radiocarbon dating to establish an objective chronology for the period. The text is generously illustrated and fully documented with radiocarbon dating tables and extensive bibliography. Our understanding of Bronze Age Europe is still increasing, but no other book of this scope had been written before this, in 1979. It is a major study of its time of interest to anyone looking beyond popular accounts of the day.