Leskov, AM The Maikop Treasure.
by Leskov, AM
$ 32.00
“Leskov’s Maikop Treasure is not just a beautifully compiled catalogue of a significant group of items from various periods offering a study of Northern Caucasian art but also the successful attempt of an experienced scientist to compile in a few pages the history and context of a culture little known so far to international scholarship.
The author, Aleksandr M. Leskov, is a Research Associate in the Program for the Archaeology of Ukraine, University of Pennsylvania. His field of specialty is the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age of Eastern Europe. He has led several expeditions to the south of Ukraine and to the Northern Caucasus. Previously, he was also appointed Head of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Art at the Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow.
What makes a publication of the Maikop treasure so important, even to scholars with no previous engagement with the subject? Maikop is the name given to the culture that extended throughout the Northern Caucasus, from the Caspian to the Black Sea, after the location of a barrow. Discovered in 1897, the barrow was one of the richest in Europe and dated from the end of the 4th to the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. The contacts between the bearers of the Maikop culture and the nomadic tribes of the Eastern European steppes, where Balkan imports are known, made possible the comparison of the two most investigated chronological systems, the Near Eastern and the Balkan. Based on that comparison, it has been possible to synchronize the principal archaeological cultures of south Eurasia from the 4th to the 3rd millennium BC with the antiquities of the Near East and of the Balkan Peninsula.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review
John Walmsley, edit.. Widows, Heirs and Heiresses in the Late Twelfth Century.
by John Walmsley, edit.
$ 27.00
Sawyer. Brigit. Heimskringla : An Interpretation.
by Sawyer. Brigit.
$ 22.00
“After brief summaries of early Norwegian history, Snorri Sturluson’s career, and previous studies of Heimskringla , the core of this book is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text. It is normally treated as a collection of sagas about Norwegian kings, but there is no evidence that Snorri planned such an arrangement. Indeed, in his preface Snorri described the book as an account of ‘chieftains who had dominium in the North and were speakers of the Danish tongue, ‘ that is, not only kings but others ‘of exalted lineage.’ Some of these chieftains and their kin figure more prominently and are judged more favourably by Snorri than most kings. Moreover, most of the conflicts described by Snorri were not between individuals but involved their families and adherents, including women who often have important and active roles, and sometimes apparently express Snorri’s own views. The main conclusion of this study is that Snorri — who was himself a chieftain ( go i) — wrote Heimskringla during the reign of Hakon Hakonsson (1217-1263) to criticize the development of the central power of king and church at the expense of the traditional authority of chieftains. A comparison with Gesta Danorum by Snorri’s Danish contemporary Saxo Grammaticus, shows that they were both masters of the art of ambiguity. “
Lindsay, WM. Early Latin Verse.
by Lindsay, WM.
$ 27.00Berg, Oivind. Fire : From Spark to Flame, the Scandinavian Art of Fire-Making.
by Berg, Oivind.
$ 22.00Grund, Peter. Misticall Wordes and Names Infinite. An edition and study of Humfrey Locke’s Treatise on Alchemy.
by Grund, Peter.
$ 32.00
Hess, Catherine. Italian Ceramics : Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection.
by Hess, Catherine.
$ 45.00“This book catalogues the Getty Museum’s fine collection of forty-five Italian ceramic objects spanning four hundred years, including a pair of eighteenth-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes, a tabletop with hunting scenes, and, from the 1790s, the beautifully modeled and painted Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Containing the most recent scientific, historical, and iconographic information about the Museum’s holdings, Italian Ceramics offers a wealth of new information about the Getty Museum’s superb collection of Italian ceramic art.”
Elizabeth Simpson and Krysia Spirydowicz. Gordion : Ahsap Eserlier : Wood Furniture.
by Elizabeth Simpson and Krysia Spirydowicz
$ 35.00Elizabeth Simpson and Krysia Spirydowicz. Gordion : Ahsap Eserlier : Wood Furniture. Gordion Furniture Project 1999 Softcover. Like New Unused Quarto 172 pp
Whitehouse, David. Cage Cups : Late Roman Glasses.
by Whitehouse, David.
$ 35.00The characteristics of cage cups, Distribution and date, The manufacture of cage cups, Catalog, Cage cups with inscriptions
Cage cups and colors, Chemical analyses, Datable and approximately datable cage cups, Lost or incorrectly identified cage cups,
A silver and glass cage cup in context, Some hardstone objects with openwork, Recently examined cage cups,
The cutting of cage cups / David Hill.