A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the history of Latin script containing a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance which outlines the history of book illumination. It is designed as a textbook and contains... Lees meer.

In this bold approach to late antiquity Garth Fowden shows how from the second-century peak of Rome s prosperity to the ninth-century onset of the Islamic Empire s decline powerful beliefs in One God were used to justify and strengthen world empires. But tensions b... Lees meer.

In Egypt during the first centuries CE men and women would meet discreetly in their homes in temple sanctuaries or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus the legendary ma... Lees meer.

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Of all the texts in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures perhaps no book has a more colorful history of interpretation than Isaiah. A comprehensive history of this interpretation between the prophet Malachi and the first days of Christianity Joseph Blenkinsopp s Openin... Lees meer.

The transition from roll to codex as the standard format of the book is one of the most culturally significant innovations of Late Antiquity. The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity examines surviving evidence in order to better understand how this transition took place.... Lees meer.

A definitive new history of the origins evolution and scope of the ancient Greek city-stateThe Greek polis or city-state was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship freedom and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and... Lees meer.

A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the Late Antique world between c. 150 and c. 750 AD came to differ from Classical civilization . The first century AD was one of momentous events. the end of the Roman empire the rise of C... Lees meer.

Elegant slippery and provocative Antiquity is a queer Lolita story by prize-winning Swedish author Hanna Johansson a story of desire power obsession observation and taboo. Antiquity follows its unnamed narrator a lonely woman in her thirties who becomes enamou... Lees meer.

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A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsTales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity four of the most famous and stu... Lees meer.

This important re-evaluation of the Dutch- born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema traces his personal and artistic journey towards international fame and success in London and investigates how this exceptionally creative artist used his own houses and studios as laboratories... Lees meer.

A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase That s just ancient histo... Lees meer.

A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.Challenging the way the phrase That s just ancient histor... Lees meer.