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Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection
E-bok, 1984
437 kr
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The Marcopoli Collection of ancient Near Eastern cylinder and stamp seals offers a remarkable window into the art and history of Syria and surrounding regions. Established in the late 19th century by the Marcopoli family, hereditary Italian consuls in Aleppo, this collection is a testament to their …
Beirut
Scarred City, Walks through Beauty and Brutalism
Häftad, 2022
149 kr
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On 4 August 2020 a massive explosion in the port area obliterated parts of Beirut and damaged many others, bringing fresh international attention to a city already recovering from civil war and weakened by economic instability. This book contributes to the rediscovery of Beirut by inviting the …
Into the Kazakh Steppe
John Castle's Mission to Khan Abulkhavir (1736)
Häftad, 2014
149 kr
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The adventurer and artist John Castle, of mixed British and Prussian descent, was one of several foreigners commissioned by the Russian Empire to take part in the Orenburg Expedition which started in 1734. Its aims were to secure and encircle Bashkiria, to the north of present-day western …
Sublime Summits and Vanishing Worlds
British Travellers, Adventurers and Agents in the Nineteenth-Century Caucasus
Häftad, 2024
165 kr
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The Caucasus has long suffered the impact of Russian colonialism - enforced with particular brutality in the nineteenth century. This military and cultural domination provided the background to growing British interest in what had hitherto been largely 'terra incognita'. Beatrice Teissier explores …
