The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt. The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Rebecca J. W. (University of Florida, USA) JeffersonIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages: 288...

Reducere. Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code in an old Egyptian synagogue--the amazing story of one of the most important discoveries in modern religious ...

During the half-millennium from the eleventh through the sixth centuries BC, the power and the glory of the imperial pharaohs of the New Kingdom cr...

"A well written, informed, and at times exciting account" (Choice) of the field of Egyptology, part two of Thompson's bestselling monumental histor...

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Mark N SwansonNumber of pages: 192Collection: Popes of EgyptPublication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. In 1798, young French general Napoleon Bonaparte entered Egypt with a veteran army and a specialist group of savants--scientists, engineers, and ar...

Reducere. An intimate look at the true story of the funerary business of a Theban mortuary priest 2800 years ago as unearthed by an ancient papyrus Petebaste...

A visual celebration of the history and evolution of the Arabian horse in Egypt. New paperback edition.

Reducere. A fascinating examination of the role of lighting in ancient Egyptian culture Artificial lighting is one of the earliest tools used by humans. By t...

A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an une...

Description"Magnificent."--Robert L. Tignor, Princeton University From the early nineteenth century through to the 1960s, the Greeks formed the lar...

Reducere. A beautifully illustrated study of mosaic art in Greco-Roman Egypt The art of the mosaic was developed by the Greeks, notably within the royal cour...

New essays exploring Jewish cultural trends of the past two decades, interspersed with choice material from the Jewish Renaissance magazine archive...

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Dr Nelly Van-Doorn HarderNumber of pages: 256Collection: Popes of EgyptPublication date: 20...

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the AQA 2015 A/AS Level History.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the New World, then keep reading...Four captivating manuscripts in one book: The Americas: A Cap...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Age of Discovery, then keep reading...The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15...

Much of what we know about life in the medieval Islamic Middle East comes from texts written to impart religious ideals or to chronicle the movemen...

Reducere. The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery--and of the Black mariner whose stunning accom...

One of a set of four History resources for CCEA Key Stage 3, 'The Age of Discovery' covers the period 1500 to 1800, including: The reformation; the...

Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

Reducere. America, how well do you know your history?Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? Which U.S. senator was nearly caned t...

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Reducere. Master story-teller and renowned Egyptologist, Aiden Dodson, reveals the secrets of Rameses III, in this fully-illustrated, accessible history, the...

Dedicated to art practices that mobilize the model of the archive, this book demonstrates the ways in which such 'archival artworks' probe the poss...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work w...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

An Accessible and up-to-date introduction to the archaeology of prehistoric Egypt for the general reader.Illustrations: 20 colour illustrations

Haggadah & History is much more than a history of the Passover story. It is also a mirror of the last five centuries in Jewish history as reflected...

Reducere. Through fiction, memoir, music, photography, and art, In the Catskills highlights the Catskills experience over a century and assesses its continui...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 45 bw illusNumber of pages: 288Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 51 bw illusNumber of pages: 320Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Double Cross in Cairo uncovers the heroic exploits of one of the Second World War's most closely guarded secrets.

Ready-made high quality KS3 history lessons on the Age of Discovery - topic booklet perfect for a half term's work.Publisher: HarperCollins Publish...

Unlike earlier generations, Jewish American artists born between the 1930s and the early 1960s were among the first to overtly embrace and challeng...

DescriptionJourney through 30, 000 years of human history and explore the ideas, discoveries and technology that shaped the human race at the begin...

Reducere. Hilaire Belloc describes the European Jewish diaspora, its contributions to the life and intellectual culture of the continent, and the undercurren...