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Very minor shelfwear. DJ spine is slightly sunned. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; The 25,000 perfectly preserved papyri unearthed from the dry sands of Egypt in the past 100 years yield insights into the life of ancient Egypt that are unequalled for any other ancient civilization. Piecing together the stories and historical information contained in these documents, Naphtali Lewis has written a rich, descriptive social history of Egypt, 30 B. C. To A. D. 285. Replete with stories of individuals--such as Kronion, the 2nd-century farmer whose late life was disrupted by debt, domestic strife, and divorce--this book describes the class structure, means of livelihood, and ways of doing business in Roman Egypt. Here is the fascinating story of how the middle and lower classes lived in the towns and peasant villages, of their religion, their personal affairs, their laws, their allegiances. Lewis explores the Egyptians' growing discontent with Roman rule and the ways they voiced their discontent. In many cases, he lets them speak for themselves, in choice quotes from the papyri. To provide a context for reading Life in Egypt Under Roman Rule, Lewis includes a brief history of Roman-Egyptian relations before occupation as well as notes on the spelling of names and Roman imperial titles. Unique among the histories of the ancient world, this book describes everyday life in Roman-Egypt--and the thoughts and fears of the people who lived there.; 250 pages
Boards edgeworn especially at corners. Fraying and chipping to spine ends. Pages tanned. Else VG. ; 212pp+20 b+w plates. 1/4 cloth, decorative boards. ; 212 pages
Light shelfwear. Some colour loss to front wrap. Minor foxing. ; 91pp + 31pls.; 321 pages
Browning to wraps with some tears to spine ends and a bit of creasing. Pages tanned. A bit of pencil underlining and marginalia to a few pages. ; 238 pages
1927120491927 Le Caire, Imprimerie de l'Institut Français d'archéologie orientale, 1927, In douze, XVI-140 pp, broché, couverture bleue, "Le Caire" manuscrit sur le dos,
Abondamment illustré en couleurs et noir et blanc . Jaquette d'origine mal pelliculée chez l'éditeur . - 160 p. , 850 gr.
1971014102Genève Minerva 1971 In Quarto Abondamment illustré en couleurs et noir et blanc . Jaquette d'origine mal pelliculée chez l'éditeur . - 160 p. , 850 gr.
ARCHI818M1931, Société d'Éditions Littéraires et Techniques, Paris. In-12, broché, 498pp largement illustrées n&b. Frottements d'usage. Exemplaire satisfaisant
Hardcover in-8, 241 pp, broche, couverture carton souple illustree.- 9782702877814 Bel exemplaire. [DV-2]
120pp.with 28 ills., 21cm., softcover, G, X72345
1998X72345Ulm, Fabri Verlag 1998 120pp.with 28 ills., 21cm., softcover, G, X72345
34pp., 26cm., in de reeks "Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der Letteren" jg.18 no.2, goede staat, [avec résumé français], C73148
1956C73148Brussel, Paleis der Academiën 1956 34pp., 26cm., in de reeks "Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der Letteren" jg.18 no.2, goede staat, [avec résumé français], C73148
in-8°, 234 pages, ill. h-t., broche, couverture illustree plast. a rabats. Bel exemplaire. [LA-6]
74476Paris, Editions Plon/Le Club du Livre du Mois, 1951. 14 x 20, 287 pp., reliure d'édition carton, bon état.
c4896Paris, Institut de France, 1955 ; plaquette in-4°, brochée, couverture verte imprimée en noir; 11pp.; ex-libris manuscrit sur la couverture.
grand in-8°, 107 pages, front., XV pl. hors texte N&B, broche, couverture illustree Tres bel exemplaire. [CL-5]
198810000Grasset Grand in-8 Couverture souple Paris 1988
19896234Les Éditions 1900 In-8 Couverture rigide illustrée Paris 1989
Hardcover grand in-8 carré, 35 pages, illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée. Bel exemplaire. [GD8-1]
Lower corners bumped. Minor shelfwear . ; Sometime in the early fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this head of a priest, likely a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 BC, before it was buried in a temple complex. Its adventures were not over: after almost two millennia, the head was excavated by Auguste Mariette, a founding figure in French archaeology. Sent to France as part of a collection assembled for the inimitable Bonaparte prince known as Plon-Plon, it found a home in his faux Pompeian palace. After disappearing again, it resurfaced in the collection of American aesthete Edward Perry Warren, who donated it to the MFA, Boston. Along the way, this compelling, mysterious sculpture has reflected the evolving understanding of Egyptian art. ; 8.4 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches; 208 pages
Minor shelfwear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 8 pages
Narrating the development and disappearance of the world's first war machine, this book reminds readers that much of the power of ancient empires was two-wheeled and horse-driven. Harnessed to other historians' broad-spectrum research on the causes of the end of the Bronze Age, Cotterell argues that, much like the later introduction of the stirrup, chariot technology dramatically recast battlefield strategy across the ancient world. Egyptians employed chariots as all-purpose fighting machines, while Roman chariots were more ceremonial, and Indian troops used theirs as archery platforms; Chinese engineers developed more efficient harnesses, permitting heavier cars. The author's comparative approach broadens the appeal of what would otherwise seem a narrow topic, but this account nevertheless behaves as a detailed military history. Particularly interesting for such scholarship, the author also discusses the chariot as a vehicle for modern popular culture; it aims to dispel the notion that chariots were simply horse-pulled tanks. Scholarly yet accessible, ; 344 pages
Very light shelfwear to book. DJ has light edgewear now in mylar. ; 223pp, nicely illustrated.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 223 pages
Dustjacket has wear but no tears. ; This is the story of the technical, financial and economic colonisation of Egypt by Western Europe between Napoleon's invasion in 1798 and the British occupation in 1882. During this period a country which remained, formally, a province of the Ottoman Empire enjoying a considerable measure of autonomy, in fact fell almost entirely under the control of European foreigners. John Marlowe begins by describing how the French invasion opened up Egypt to Western influences, and how British involvement derived principally from anxiety over communications with India. He goes on to demonstrate how the economic and financial invasion of Egypt which started after the defeat and diminution of Mohamed Ali in 1840 was facilitated by the extraterritorial privileges and immunities conferred on Europeans by the Capitulations; and how this invasion was accelerated and complicated by rivalry and suspicion between the Powers, and was made lethal to Egypt by the folly of her rulers. Under Mohamet Said (1854-63) and Ismail (1853 until his deposition in 1879) the key word in Egyptian affairs was 'loan'. A defenceless country which offered rich prizes to European investors and adventurers was steered into bankruptcy by men governing in a despotic tradition who regarded the country's wealth as their own and whose only remedy for debt was to borrow more. ; 280 pages
