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Amenemone the Chief Goldsmith: A New Kingdom Tomb inthe Teti Cemetery at Saqqara

Boyo G. Ockinga (Author)

This work brings together all the surviving data from the Saqqara tomb of theOverseer of Craftsmen and Chief of Goldsmiths,Amenemone.As well as

recovering further material, the rediscovery and excavation of the tomb hasmade it possible to identify the original location of the blocks from the chapel

now housed in various museums.Amenemone was a contemporary of thegeneral (and later king) Horemheb and the treasurer Maya and with them alsoserved Tutankhamun; he can plausibly be identified as the leading artisan behind

the production of some, at least, of the treasures of Tutankhamun. 168p.

Australian Centre for Egyptology, ACE Reports 22, June 2012, 9780856688171, PB,$110.00 Special Price $88.00

Deir El-Grabawi Volume III: The Southern Cliff: The Tomb ofDjau/Shemai and DjauNaguib Kanawati (Author)

A new complete record of the architecture, scenes and inscriptions in theimportant tomb of Djau with description and translations.The volume includesstudies by M. Schultz and R.Walker of the recently discovered human remainsof Djau and a study of mummification techniques by S. Ikram. 52 col pls, 31 b/wdrawings, 84p.

Australian Centre for Egyptology, ACE Reports 32, November 2012, 9780856688553, PB,$150.00 Special Price $120.00

The Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology Vol 22(2011)Susanne Binder (Author)

This volume contains papers on the 2011 Field Season at Deir Abu Metta,Dakhleh Oasis; Pyramid Texts and Tomb Decoration at the Tomb of Mehu atSaqqara; Statuary from the Galarza Tomb in Giza;A Case of Sibling Scribes inCoptic Thebes;Ancient Egyptian Metaphors of Domination; Narrative in OldKingdom Wall Scenes; Upper Egyptian Vessels at Tell el-Ghaba; Dating an OilLamp of Multicultural Design; Siege Scenes of the Old Kingdom. b/w illus, 157p.

Australian Centre for Egyptology, Bulletin of the ACE 22, December 2012, PB, $35.00 Special Price $28.00

The Chapel of Kahai and His Family: The Tombsof Nikaiankh I, Nikaiankh II and KaihepMiral Lashien (Author)

The tomb of Kahai and his family was previously publishedonly in black and white photographs by Moussa andAltenmüller under the title of The Tomb of Nefer and Ka-Hay.As one of the most colorful tombs of the Old Kingdom,the present publication offers magnificently rich color platesand context line drawings showing all the intricate details of

the scenes and inscriptions.As such, this monograph is a significant addition tothe study of Egyptian art in the Old Kingdom. Contrary to the belief thatNefer prepared the joint tomb for himself and his father Kahai, the authorshows that we have here a rare case of a son dying before his father with thelatter adding an alcove dedicated for his son in his chapel. Other sons of Kahaiwere later included in the decoration, making this a true family burial place. 76col pls (148 photographs); 11 b/w pls including folded pls, 56p.

Australian Centre for Egyptology, ACE Reports 33, June 2013, 9780856688362, PB,$150.00 Special Price $120.00

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Kom Firin II: The Urban Fabric and LandscapeNeal Spencer (Author)

The second and final publication of the British Museum’s fieldwork at Kom Firin,presenting key findings from the western Nile Delta, a little-explored yet strate-

gically important area of Egypt. Focusing on two principal areas of theexcavations, inside the north-eastern corner of the New Kingdom enclosure and

an area of Saite occupation, this new research publication offers a detaileddiscussion of artifact assemblages, faunal remains, the ancient landscape and a

chapter on modern Kom Firin. 200 site images, finds & ceramics drawings &images, fold out maps & site plans, 304p.

British Museum Press, British Museum Research Publication 192, October 2013,9780861591923, PB, $90.00

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Bahriya Oasis: Recent Research into the Past ofan Egyptian OasisMarek Dospûl (Editor); Lenka Suková (Editor)

Through its 14 chapters, this book presents the outcomes ofthe recent exploration of Bahriya, an Egyptian oasis locatedin the Western Desert about 350 km south-west of Cairo.Part I of the volume is devoted to the southern part of theOasis (also known as El-Hayz) and the exploration carried

out there by the team led by the Czech Institute of Egyptology, CharlesUniversity in Prague. Part II concentrates on the northern part of the sameoasis bringing forth the results of scholarly research by the French team led byUniversité de Strasbourg. Complementing the two parts is Part III with thefinal chapter which deals with water-management in the Western Desert as awhole. Containing chapters written by archaeologists, Egyptologists, philologistsand natural scientists, this richly illustrated book attempts at providing as com-prehensive picture of the past of the Bahriya Oasis as can be drawn from thehitherto research, encompassing a wide range of aspects from settlementhistory and environment to material culture and written evidence. 8pp col pls,314p.

Czech Institute of Egyptology, June 2013, 9788073084561, HB, $146.00 Special Price $116.80

Diachronic Trends in Ancient Egyptian History:Studies dedicated to the memory of Eva PardeyMiroslav Bárta (Editor); Hella Küllmer(Editor)

The book includes contributions of the following authors:Hartwig Altenmüller, Ladislav Bare?, Miroslav Bárta,AndreasEffland, Martin Fitzenreiter, Hans Goedicke, Peter Jánosi,Dieter Kurth, Christian Loeben, Juan Carlos Moreno García,Jana Mynár?ová,Anthony Spalinger, Miroslav Verner, Hana

Vymazalová,Wolfgang Waitkus. 221p.

Czech Institute of Egyptology, July 2013, 9788073084448, $58.00 Special Price $46.40

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Prehistoric Egypt, SocioeconomicTransformations in North-east Africafrom the Last Glacial Maximum to the

Neolithic, 24.000 to 4.000 BC

Prehistoric Egypt, Socioeconomic Transformations inNorth-east Africa from the Last Glacial Maximum to the

Neolithic, 24.000 to 4.000 BC takes a supra-regionalapproach to the environmental and socioeconomic

landscapes of SW Asia and NE Africa across this crucialperiod. Using a rich array of empirical data combined

with a holistic theoretical approach, this book challenges many of the currentideas on the beginnings of food production in North-east Africa, and the

secondary effects this transition had on human settlements and cultures.Thisbook is essential reading for anybody interested in the origins of the ancient

Egyptian civilization. 540p.

Golden House Publications, August 2013, 9781906137304, PB, $120.00 Special Price $96.00

Kleopatra: Die ewige Diva

Cleopatra was Egypt’s last pharaoh, Julius Caesar’s lover, andshared Mark Antony’s fate. She was a legend and has inspiredthe imagination of many generations.This volume presentsher many faces, from antiquity to present-day pop culture.German text. 360 illus, 336p.

Hirmer Verlag GmbH, July 2013, 9783777420882, HB, $58.00 Special Price $46.40

Journal of Juristic Papyrology vol. XLIITomasz Derda (Editor); Adam ¸ajtar (Editor); Jakub Urbanik (Editor)

English/Italian/French/German text. Journal of Juristic Papyrology, July 2013, HB, $86.00Special Price $68.80

Abydos: Tor zur ägyptischen UnterweltAndreas Effland (Author); Ute Effland (Author)

Abydos – on the western bank of the Nile, located 160 kmnorth of Luxor – was one of the most important religiouscenters of ancient Egypt and main cult of the god Osiris.Thecult of Osiris and his worship in mysterious rituals wasexpression of the human desire to be linked to the fate of the

god: People wanted to participate in his death and especially share his resurrec-tion.Abydos became a center of hope for the overcoming of death.The templewas the setting, were kings and private persons came into contact with the god.The two authors vividly present this extraordinary place, its history and architec-ture in exciting texts and impressive pictures. Moreover they tell of the daily livesof archaeologists on site, which – despite some adverse circumstances – sustainthe long tradition of Egyptological research. German text. 100 col illus, 144p.

Philipp von Zabern, Sonderbände Der Antiken Welt, September 2013, 9783805345415,HB, $45.00 Special Price $36.00

Cheops‘ Geheimnis: Die wissenschaftlicheEroberung ÄgyptensErhard Oeser (Author)

The construction of the Cheops Pyramid is one of the mostmysterious secrets in history. Since ancient times Scientistsand dreamers have agonized over this problem. Especiallyafter Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in the 19th century thisled France and England in a bitter dispute over thesovereignty of interpretation.With then example of the

Cheops Pyramid Erhard Oeser show the long and often adventurous path ofscientific development of the Ancient Egypt with all its problems.While high-lighting the ideological, political and economic factors that played an importantrole, the author is creating a highly exciting and interesting history of science.German text. 30 b/w illus, 208p.

Philipp von Zabern, September 2013, 9783805346320, HB, $37.00 Special Price $29.60

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Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral SeaArea: The History, Origin, and Development ofIrrigated AgricultureB. V. Adrianov (Author); Simone Mantellini (Editor)

Irrigation Systems in the Aral Sea Area is the Englishtranslation of Boris Vasilevich Andrianov’s work, Drevnieorositelnye sistemy priaralya concerning the study of ancientirrigation systems and the settlement pattern in thehistorical region of Khorezm, south of the Aral Sea

(Uzbekistan).This work holds a special place within the Soviet archaeologicalschool because of the results obtained through a multidisciplinary approachcombining aerial survey and fieldwork, surveys, and excavations.This translationhas been enriched by the addition of introductions written by several eminentscholars from the region regarding the importance of the KhorezmArchaeological-Ethnographic Expedition and the figure of Boris V.Andrianovand his landmark study almost 50 years after the original publication. 300p.

Oxbow Books, American School Of Prehistoric Research Monograph, September 2013,9781842173848, HB, $35.00 Special Price $28.00

Central Zagros ArchaeologicalProject: The Earliest Neolithic ofIran: 2008 Excavations at Sheikh-

E Abad and JaniRoger Matthews (Editor);Wendy Matthews (Editor);

Yaghoub Mohammadifar (Editor)

Over a period of several millennia, from the LatePleistocene to the Early Holocene (c. 13,000-7000

BC), communities in south-west Asia developedfrom hunter-foragers to villager-farmers, bringingfundamental changes in all aspects of life.TheseNeolithic developments took place over vast

chronological and geographical scales, with consid-erable regional variability in specific trajectories of

change.Two vital and consistent aspects of change were a shift from mobile tosedentary lifestyles and increasingly intensive human management of animal andplant resources, leading to full domestication of particular species. Building on

earlier campaigns of archaeological investigation, the current phase of the CentralZagros Archaeological Project is designed to explore these issues in one key

region, the Zagros zone including central west Iran.Two Early Neolithic moundswere excavated: Sheikh-e Abad in the high Zagros and Jani, in the foothills of theMesopotamian plains, each comprising up to 10 m depth of deposits indicatingoccupation spanning over 2000 years, and providing great scope for diachronicand spatial analyses.These two sites make major contributions to knowledgeregarding the origins of sedentism and increasing resource management inSouthwest Asia, and associated developments in social, cultural and ritual

practices in this formative region of human cultural development. b/w illus, 224p.

Oxbow Books, CZAP Report 1, December 2013, 9781782972235, HB, $80.00 Special Price $64.00

Souvenirs and New IdeasDiane Fortenberry (Editor)

Early travelers to Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece,Turkey andthe Levant recorded and remembered their journeys bycollecting or creating mementos of places they visited.Thisnatural inclination took many guises, ranging from paintinglandscapes or, later, taking photographs to acquiringsouvenirs, very often antiquities.The collection of antiquities,a controversial and usually illegal practice today, was in the

18th and 19th centuries not necessarily either, and many privately assembledcollections now form the basis of major national museums. Souvenirs and NewIdeas explores the human desire to retain the memory of a foreign journey, ina series of essays that examine the collections of a variety of travelers, fromintrepid female solo voyagers to European royalty.Their acquisitions includedsouvenirs ranging from Egyptian mummies and ancient artifacts, to paintingsand sketches of places visited, to the raw material for books written at leisure,both scholarly and popular. In their desire to share with those at home someof what they had seen, these voyagers contributed to an understanding ofsocieties little known at the time, and the stories of their travels continue toentrance. 200p.

Oxbow Books, June 2013, 9781842178157, PB, $50.00 Special Price $40.00

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies2013Lloyd Weeks (Editor); Janet Watson (Editor)

Papers from the forty-sixth meeting of the Seminar forArabian Studies, held at the British Museum, London, 13–15July 2012. Papers include Timing water shares in Wadi BaniKharus, Sultanate of Oman;Architecture and buildingtechniques at the Early Bronze Age site of HD-6, Ra’s al-

Hadd, Sultanate of Oman; In times of war: typological and morphological char-acteristics of dwellings in Harat al-Yemen in Izki, Oman;A green paradise.Economic strategies, collective practices, and local ancestors of the Iron Agecommunity of Masafi; Developing an integrated policy for the maritime andcoastal heritage of the UAE: a collaborative approach; Conquering newterritories: when the first black boats sailed to Masirah Island;Arabia’s fifth-millennium BCE pastoral well cultures: hypotheses on the origins of oasis life;Archaeometallurgical survey in the area of Masafi (Fujairah, UAE): preliminarydata from an integrated program of survey, excavation, and physicochemicalanalyses; Calligraphy and writing activities in Mecca during the medieval period(twelfth–fifteenth centuries); Jabal al-KAluya: an inland Neolithic settlement ofthe late fifth millennium BC in the Adam area, Sultanate of Oman; NewNeolithic evidence from the al-Jawf region: an outline of the historicaldevelopment of Dumat al-Jandal; Kiln sites of the fourteenth–twentieth-centuryJulfar ware pottery industry in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE;The Jews of Yemen in lightof the excavation of the Jewish synagogue in Qani’.The use of ‘veiled language’in Soqotri poetry. col & b/w illus, 361p.

Archaeopress, 43, July 2013, 9781905739653, PB, $130.00 Special Price $104.00

Manfred Mayrhofer: Leben und WerkRudiger Schmitt (Author)

Manfred Mayrhofer, emeritus professor of General and Indo-European Linguistics at the University of Vienna and a veryactive and prolific member of the Austrian Academy ofSciences who passed away on 31 October 2011, was one ofthe most important Indo-European and Indo-Iranian scholarsof our time. In the present small book Mayrhofer’s life andœuvre is described and appreciated in succinct form by his

first pupil.The main part of the volume is the complete list of Mayrhofer’swritings, classified according to monographs, articles, reviews, and editorial aswell as bibliographical activities; the last section contains autobiographical itemsand literature about Mayrhofer. German text. 87p.

Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Iranische Onomastik 10, December 2012,9783700172628, PB, $28.00 Special Price $22.40

Çatalhöyük excavations: Humans andLandscapes of Çatalhöyük excavations: ÇatalResearch Project vol. 8Ian Hodder (Editor)

The present volume reports on the results of excavations in2000-2008 that have provided a wealth of new data on theways in which the Çatalhöyük settlement and environmentwere dwelled in.A first section explores how houses, openareas and middens in the settlement were enmeshed in the

daily lives of the inhabitants, integrating a wide range of different types of dataat different scales.A second section examines subsistence practices of the site’sinhabitants and builds up a picture of how the overall landscape was exploitedand lived within.A third section examines the evidence from the skeletons ofthose buried within the houses at Çatalhöyük in order to examine health, diet,lifestyle and activity within the settlement and across the landscape.This finalsection also reports on the burial practices and associations in order to buildhypotheses about the social organization of those inhabiting the settlement.Acomplex picture emerges of a relatively decentralized society, large in size butsmall-scale in terms of organization, dwelling within a mosaic patchwork ofenvironments.Through time, however, substantial changes occur in the ways inwhich humans and landscapes interact. 250 figs & 50 tabs, 320p.

British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, BIAA Monograph 47, June 2013,9781898249306, HB, $120.00Special Price $96.00

Çatalhöyük Excavations: the 2000-2008 seasons:Çatal Research Project vol. 7

The Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey has been worldfamous since the 1960s when excavations revealed the largesize and dense occupation of the settlement, as well as thespectacular wall paintings and reliefs uncovered inside thehouses. Since 1993 an international team of archaeologists,led by Ian Hodder, has been carrying out new excavationsand research, in order to shed more light on the people who

inhabited the site. Çatalhöyük Excavations presents the results of theexcavations that took place at the site from 2000 to 2008 when the main aimwas to understand the social geography of the settlement, its layout and socialorganization. Excavation, recording and sampling methodologies are discussedas well as dating, ‘levels’, and the grouping of buildings into social sectors.Theexcavations in three areas of the East Mound at Çatalhöyük are described: theSouth Area, the 4040 Area in the northern part of the site, and the IST Areaexcavated by a team from Istanbul University.The description of excavatedunits, features and buildings incorporates results from the analyses of animalbone, chipped stone, groundstone, shell, ceramics, phytoliths, micromorphology.The integration of such data within their context allows detailed accounts ofthe lives of the inhabitants of Çatalhöyük, their relationships and activities.Theintegration of different types of data in the excavation account mimics theprocess of collaborative interpretation that took place during the excavationand post-excavation process. 300 figs & 50 tabs, 300p.

British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, BIAA Monograph 46, December 2013,9781898249290, HB, $120.00 Special Price $96.00

Substantive technologies at Çatalhöyük:reports from the 2000-2008 seasons: ÇatalResearch Project vol. 9

The present volume reports on the results of excavations in2000-2008 that have provided a wealth of new data on theways in which humans became increasingly engaged in theirmaterial environment such that ‘things’ came to play an activeforce in their lives.A substantial and heavy involvement waswith alluvial clays that surrounded the site. In the absence of

large local stone, humans became increasingly involved in the extraction andmanipulation of clay for a wide range of purposes – from bricks to ovens, potsand figurines.This heavy use of clays led to changes in the local environmentthat interacted with human activity, as indicated in the first section of thevolume. In the second section, other examples of material technologies areconsidered all of which in various ways engage humans in specific dependenciesand relationships. For example, large-scale studies of obsidian trade have drawna complex picture of changing interactions between humans over time.Thevolume concludes with an integrated account of the uses of materials atÇatalhöyük based on the analysis of heavy residue samples from all contexts atthe site. 250 illus & 50 tabs, 300p.

British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, BIAA Monograph 48, September 2013,9781898249313, HB, $120.00 Special Price $96.00

Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Late Palaeolithicand Neolithic Communities of the JordanianSteppe Azraq ProjectAndrew Garrard (Editor)

The natural arc of resource-rich land which forms the ‘FertileCrescent’ of South-West Asia is regarded as the earliestcenter of village-based farming in the world and has been thefocus of much of our understanding of the transition fromEpipalaeolithic hunter-gathers to Neolithic farmers. Beyond

the Fertile Crescent is the first volume of the Azraq Project, a large-scalearchaeological and palaeoenvironmental survey and excavation projectundertaken between 1982 and 1989 in the ecologically diverse sub-region ofthe Azraq Basin in north-central Jordan: an area rich in Palaeolithic andNeolithic archaeology. Beginning with an overview to the Project aims, adetailed analysis of past and present environments and land use and the historyof excavation in the Basin, Beyond the Fertile Crescent explores the geology,stratigraphy and dating of the Late Palaeolithic sites and provides a detaileddescription of the technology and typology of the lithic assemblages from thesites.These are then compared with those from the wider Levant, in order toexplore possible links between technological traditions and social groups inorder to understand the evidence for settlement strategies across the region.448p.

Council for British Research in the Levant, Levant Supplementary Series 13, November2013, 9781842178331, HB, $90.00 Special Price $72.00

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Tourists, Travellers and Hotels in 19th-Century JerusalemRupert L. Chapman III (Author); Shimon Gibson (Author);Yoni Shapira (Author)

This volume is a study of the rise of tourism in the Holy Land, focused on thestudy of a particular hotel, the Mediterranean, for which the surviving evidence

is particularly good.The study draws extensively on the archives, bothdocumentary and photographic, of the Palestine Exploration Fund, as well as onits excellent collection of nineteenth-century travel books. Chapters include an

introduction to the tourists and pilgrims who visited Jerusalem in the nineteenthcentury, including the various explorers connected with the PEF; an introductionto the various hotels and hostels which can be identified in the literature of the

period; the first two locations of the Mediterranean Hotel; Mark Twain andFreemasonry in Jerusalem, drawing on Twain’s letters as well as the archives of

the PEF; Charles Warren and the PEF Explorations in the city; the later life of thebuilding which formed the second location of the Mediterranean Hotel, taking

this down to the present day; and the third location of the Mediterranean Hotel,used by Conder, Kitchener, and the Survey of Western Palestine party. 304p.

Maney Publishing, Palestine Exploration Fund Annuals 11, September 2013,9781907975288, HB, $78.00


Nabataeans: A Brief History of Petra andMadain SalehDavid Tschanz (Author)

The Nabataeans were ancient peoples of Arabia, whose civi-lization was headquartered at Petra, ‘the rose red city half asold as time’.Their loosely controlled trading networkcovered the borderland between Syria and Arabia, from theEuphrates to the Red Sea. Incredibly wealthy from trade, theywere significant regional players. Herod Antipas, for example,

was married to a Nabataean princess.The Roman emperor Trajan annexed theNabataean kingdom in the beginning of the 2nd century ad.Their distinctculture, easily identified by their characteristic finely-potted painted ceramics,became dispersed in the general Greco-Roman culture and was eventually lost.This new title is published on the 200th anniversary of the first European todescribe the historic Nabataean site of Petra by the Swiss traveler JohannLudwig Burckhardt.What makes this book unique is that it provides a popularand accessible account of the two major Nabataean sites: Petra in theHashemite Kingdom of Jordan as well as its important sister city of MadainSaleh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both are UNESCO World Heritage sites,and the author knows them intimately.This book will provide visitors to boththe Saudi Arabian and Jordanian sites more substance than found in aguidebook of listings and pictures. It should also appeal to students and anyonewith an interest in one of the last great puzzles of history. 72 illus, 212p.

Medina Publishing, August 2012, 9780957023314, PB, $22.95 Special Price $18.36

Barda BalkaBruce Howe (Author)

The Paleolithic site of Barda Balka (“standing stone,” “stoneto lean upon” in local Kurdish) is situated about 3 kilometersnortheast of Chemchemal in Kirkuk Province, Iraq. Untilrecent years, the site was marked by a natural monolith oflimestone conglomerate 3.5 meters high on a rather barrenslope partly littered with Acheulean-type bifaces, pebbletools, cores, and flake artifacts.The site was discovered in

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1949 by members of the Directorate General of Antiquities of Iraq while onarchaeological reconnaissance in the district. In 1951, during a field season ofthe Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago under the direction ofRobert J. Braidwood (which not only conducted the excavations at nearbyJarmo and Karim Shahir but also carried out wider geological and prehistoricreconnaissance in the extended Chemchemal Valley area), Barda Balka wasvisited and further studied by Herbert E.Wright Jr. of the University ofMinnesota Department of Geology and Bruce Howe, then of the PeabodyMuseum, Harvard University.Wright and Howe returned shortly thereafter toconduct a four-day sounding campaign of trenching and localized geologicalinvestigations.This volume is Howe’s final report of these investigations atBarda Balka. 3 figs, 3 tabs, X pls, 32p.

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Communications 31,October 2013, 9781614910008, PB, $29.95 Special Price $23.96

Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the Universityof Chicago Volume S, Fascicule 4, 534p.

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Hittite Dictionary S.4, August 2013,9781885923790, PB, $50.00 Special Price $40.00

The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of theUniversity of Chicago, Volume S, fascicle 3

H. G. Guterbock† (Editor); Harry A. Hoffner (Author);T. P. J. van den Hout (Editor)

The Hittite language is the earliest preserved member of the Indo-Europeanfamily of languages. It was written on clay tablets in central Asia Minor over a

five hundred year span (ca. 1650-1180 B.C.) which witnessed the rise, the floruit,and the decline of many political powers in the Near East. It is studied today fora wide variety of reasons. Historical linguists seek information in Hittite texts toelucidate the relationships between the various member languages of the Indo-

European family, as well as the probable structure of their common parent,Proto-Indo-European. Historians find in Hittite annals, treaties, royal edicts, and

political correspondence information of great value in reconstructing thesequence of events on the international scene of mid-second-millennium

Western Asia.Anthropologists, mythographers, and students of comparativereligion mine the riches of Hittite religious texts: myth, magic rituals to cure

ailments, festivals to worship the gods of the empire. Students of the history oflaw discover ancient precedents for legal procedures which have survived to this

day.All of these interested researchers share a dependence upon the writtentexts. None can penetrate further than our limited understanding of this

language allows. 176p.

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 2013, 9781885923950, PB, $25.00 Special Price $20.00

Als die Götter Mensch waren: Eine Anthologiealtorientalischer LiteraturSabina Franke (Editor)

Fairy tales, myths and epics – ancient Middle Easternliterature still draws our attention and leads us into thefascinating time of the ancient Orient. Here the non-famousfable of the tooth worm, which is causing the toothache, istold, but also the great myth of Innanas is described, whichtells the story of the goddess Ishtar´s way to the

underworld.There are also daily-life stories from the life of a student or theSumerian incantations against a crying baby. In her book Sabina Franke gatheredthe best stories ancient Near Eastern literature has to over aboutMesopotamian gods, men and kings. Her book is a journey to the birthplace ofliterature in Mesopotamia, which appears so far away and yet familiar at thesame time. German text. 120p.

Philipp von Zabern, October 2013, 9783805346818, HB, $30.00

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Special Price $24.00Die WeihrauchstraßeJoachim Willeitner (Author)

The Incense Road was once one of the main trade routes ofthe world.The precious frankincense, spices, gold and othervaluable goods were transported over 3,000 kilometersacross the Arabian Peninsula – a logistical challenge, which

would not have been possible without caravans. In the first century BC thetrade gradually shifted to the sea, because customs duties and charges werelower, and so higher profits could be achieved.This was the end of the IncenseRoad as a trade route. Joachim Willeitner takes the reader with him on a tripto the great, but also to the less known stations on the long caravan route.Abook like a journey into 1001 nights. German text. 65 col illus, 144p.

Philipp von Zabern, October 2013, 9783805346801, HB, $37.00 Special Price $29.60

Felsreliefs und Felsinschriften: der luwischenStaaten in KleinasienHorst Ehringhaus (Author)

The author makes reference to the artistic upstanding rockreliefs and rock inscriptions of the history and culture ofLuwian states in Asia Minor for the first time.The reliefs andinscriptions of the 12th to 8th century BC still can be found

at the places of their fitting in the fascinating mountains in southern Anatoliaand southeastern Asia Minor.The reliefs allow many insights into the history,society and religion and illuminate the cultural relations with neighboringpeoples and the Neo-Assyrian Empire, whose later rise to great power meantthe end of the Luwian states in Asia Minor.The fascinating evidence of a greatpast is threatened by vandalism and progressive erosion. Some reliefs arealready lost for posterity, but are documentary preserved by this book.German text. 140 mostly col illus, 144p.

Philipp von Zabern, Sonderbände Der Antiken Welt, October 2013, 9783805345422, HB,$45.00 Special Price $36.00

Persepolis: Die altpersische ResidenzstadtAlireza Shapur Shahbazi (Author)

The huge palaces, monumental columns, reliefs and noblematerial such as gold and black marble dominated the imageof the city of Persepolis, which was found by Darius I. in 520BC, for centuries.After the pillage of the city by thecommand of Alexander the Great 200 years later the heyday

abruptly end.Today the impressive ruins of the once mighty city are part of theWorld Heritage Site.Alireza Shapur Shahbazi leads the reader to themagnificent royal tombs and art treasures of the ancient Persian residence. Heexplains their original form and function along with stunning visuals and vividreconstructions. German text. 176 col & 13 b/w illus, 208p.

Philipp von Zabern,August 2013, 9783805346788, HB, $45.00 Special Price $36.00

Anywhere but Saudi Arabia!: Experiences of aOnce Reluctant ExpatKathy Cuddihy (Author)

When Bechtel offered Sean Cuddihy a transfer to Riyadh,Saudi Arabia in 1976, his wife Kathy agreed to go along onone condition: that it was only for two years, not a minutelonger.This reluctant commitment turned into a 24-year loveaffair with Saudi Arabia and its people. Kathy’s humorousanecdotes of her adventures and misadventures trace the

journey of a country in transition. Never has a nation made so much progressin so short a time.As a trusted journalist and businesswoman, Kathy witnessed,recorded and participated in this spectacular development. From palaces toprisons and mud houses to private jets, Kathy’s perspective is unique and herexperiences remarkable.Told with the wit and stylishness for which the authoris well known,Anywhere But Saudi Arabia! is a treasure for all who know andlove the Kingdom, and an eye-opener for those with no comprehension ofwhat life was, and is, like for an unconventional non-Muslim woman in a con-servative Muslim population.At times hilarious, at times shocking, but alwayshonest and entertaining, Kathy’s story is infused with deep affection for heradopted country. 300p.

Barzipan Publishing, November 2012, 9780956708137, PB, $14.95 Special Price $11.96

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Yes, The Arabs Can TooMohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (Author); Michael Worton (Author)

Much has been written about the role and presence of the Arabs in the world atthe beginning of this millennium, and their ability to meet the challenges over-whelming our planet, bristling as it is with science, technology and latest lethalweapons. Now this new book by Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber penetrates

to the heart of the Arab situation by a new route, hitherto uncharted.Theauthor gives us a practical and precise summary of his own contemporary Arabexperience from an intercontinental perspective, notable for its success, variety

and modernity. Sheikh Mohamed has been able to scale the peaks of internation-al corporate and institutional life, and impose his presence and voice upon them.Here, in a distillation of wisdom drawn from a unique career, he presents us witha practical account of the lessons of his success, so that they can be applied toeconomic and social institutions and thence to society at large.This book is atranslation of the Arabic original, first published in 2009. It therefore pre-dates

the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ and other recent upheavals in the Arab world. Itsinsights are nonetheless valid, and are just as applicable to the Arab world today

as they were four years ago. Indeed, they have taken on extra urgency in thelight of the author’s prescient diagnosis of the Arab peoples’ thirst for

democracy, human rights and proper citizenship in their own countries. 176p.

Arabian Publishing Ltd, September 2013, 9780957106093, HB, $40.00 Special Price $32.00

Fibs, Facts and Farces: Tales from the ArabWorldJohn Carter (Author)

The recent history of the Arab World presents a dismalstory of pain, horror, and suffering.The causes are many andthe blame game endless. However, the happy experiences ofone Englishman throw a quite contrary light on currentevents, and have been written down as a way of saying thankyou to all the Arabians involved for their unrivaled hospitality

and friendship, as well as for sharing so much hilarious merriment.The authorhas collected stories over the course of many years that highlight not only theessential dottiness of his own country’s activities in the area, but also unveil thetremendous humor that the Arabs themselves possess. In this volume thesetales are recorded, many for the first time, and have been added to byextensive research into the relevant literature to provide importantbackground material, reference and explanation.To understand the humor of arace or nation is to understand and appreciate their culture and characteristicsand reach a common ground.Whatever your nationality, Fibs, Facts and Farces:Tales from the Arab World will have you holding your sides. 2 illus, 240p.

Barzipan Publishing, December 2012, 9780957023345, PB, $14.95 Special Price $11.96

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The Hajj: Collected EssaysVenetia Porter (Editor); Liana Saif (Editor)

Following on the British Museum’s critically acclaimedexhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, this volumeprovides over thirty papers on the history and significance ofthe Hajj, spanning history, politics, archaeology, pilgrims’journeys, art, architecture, photography and material culture.This is a major multi-disciplinary study and a key referencework for anyone with an academic or personal interest in

the Hajj. 150 col & 50 b/w illus, 270p.

British Museum Press, British Museum Research Publication 193, September 2013,9780861591930, PB, $80.00 Special Price $64.00

A History of Ottoman Poetry: The Complete SetE. J.W. Gibb (Editor)

The History of Ottoman Poetry, first published in six volumes between 1900and 1909, was the principal product of E.J.W. Gibb’s devotion to OttomanTurkish literature. By the time of his early death in 1901 only the first volumehad appeared in print.The remainder was almost complete and was seenthrough the press by Gibb’s friend and literary executor, the Persian scholar E.G. Browne.The History was designed to provide the first extended account inEnglish of Ottoman literature.The first four volumes cover four developmentalphases, largely under the influence of Persian literature, from around 1300 tothe middle of the nineteenth century.The fifth volume introduces the ‘NewSchool’ of Ottoman poetry produced in Gibb’s own era and inspired by Frenchmodels.The sixth volume contains in Ottoman printed script the texts of allworks quoted in English translation in the previous volumes. No comparablestudy has appeared in English since Gibb’s magnum opus. His History ofOttoman Poetry has become a classic work which is still widely referred toand valuable for students, scholars and anyone with a general interest in MiddleEastern literature and culture.

Gibb Memorial Trust, July 2013, 9781909724266, PB, $190.00 Special Price $152.00

Abbasid Studies IVMonique Bernards (Editor)

Soon after their successful revolution in 750 AD, the Abbasids supplanted theUmayyad dynasty, built the new city of Baghdad, Iraq which became the capital of

the Islamic Empire.The civilization that the Abbasids helped to create carriedforth the torch of knowledge lit by ancient Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Persia.

Adding many of their own unique contributions, the Abbasid dynasty left anindelible mark on the history of humankind.This current selection of ‘AbbasidStudies presents a colorful mosaic of new research into classical Arabic texts

that sheds light on significant historical, political, cultural and religious aspects ofthe ‘Abbasid era and provides insight into how the fundamentals of philology are

shaped.Wonderful vistas of ancient dreams open up while ‘Abbasid armiesclatter and collide; images are conjured of murderous caliphs, foreign looking lit-térateurs and talking objects.We see a lively self portrait of a scholar strugglingwith the presentation of his own image and a Persian courtier on exploratory

missions around the globe obtaining eyewitness testimony of the wonders of theworld.We learn of magic pools, all-seeing mirrors, the kidnapping of a lute-

playing shepherd; a Baghdadi party-pooper at an Isfahani social gathering monop-olizing all participants with an amazing speech until the narrator drunkenly

passes out on the floor, and much more. ’Abbasid Studies IV is the latest contri-bution to the new series of The Occasional Papers of the School of ‘Abbasid

Studies.

Gibb Memorial Trust, October 2013, 9780906094983, HB, $70.00 Special Price $56.00

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Libertinism in Medieval Muslim Society andLiteratureZoltan Szombathy (Author)

This book is about an aspect of medieval Arabic culture andliterature known in Arabic as mujùn (roughly ‘libertinism,licentiousness, frivolity, indecency, profligacy, shamelessness,impertinence’, etc.), a concept that students of medievalArabic texts may find rather hard to define but which is arecurrent term and a widespread phenomenon in medieval

Arabic literature, and probably common in real life.The social implications andthe background of mujùn are focused on in an attempt to learn what thepopularity of mujùn during a specific period of the medieval Middle East cantell us about the society and the culture that produced such works. It is astudy of the society in which such literature flourished, of the values andnorms of that society, and of the májin (the man who does or writes mujùn)rather than of mujùn in itself.The author uses many excepts from primarysource texts to explore the nature, concepts and content of mujùn, includingits vernacular language, religious irreverence and not infrequent indecency ofsubject matter, within its socio-religious context. It provides a critical inventoryof the varied motifs of mujùn in literature so as to define this elusive term byway of an accumulation of concrete examples. 256p.

Gibb Memorial Trust, July 2013, 9780906094617, HB, $80.00 Special Price $64.00

The Art of Adornment: Jewellery of the Islamic Lands, Parts1 and 2, 2013

Michael Spink (Author); Jack Ogden (Author); J. M. Rogers (Author); Mark G. Kramarovsky(Author)

The Collection provides an unrivaled resource for the study of Islamic jewellery,with nearly 600 cataloged pieces in gold, silver and copper alloys, of all periodsfrom the 7th to the 20th centuries and from throughout the Islamic world –

Spain to Malaysia, and Africa to the Eurasian steppes.Various sectors ofproduction and clienteles are represented, from the court to bespoke jewelleryto the urban marketplace.The jewellery also illustrates a correspondingly widerange of techniques and materials, including all the main methods of workinggold, silver and copper alloys and their decoration – especially filigree, niello,

enamel and the setting of gems. Inevitably some periods, areas and techniquesare better represented than others, but overall the Collection is remarkablycomprehensive and in some areas, such as the Fatimid filigree, is among thefinest in the world.This two-part volume includes virtually every form of

personal adornment – head, hair and headdress ornaments; earrings; nose rings;finger rings; pendants; beads; necklaces; bracelets, armlets and anklets; armbandelements; amulets and amulet cases; pins and brooches; buttons; belts and beltfittings – as well as harness fittings. Separate volumes in the Nasser D. KhaliliCollection of Islamic Art series have been devoted to rings (vol. XVI) and thejewellery from Mughal India (vol. XVIII); more of the belt and harness fittingswere included in the study of arms and armor (vol. XXI). col illus inc. line & col

drawings, 702p.

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Discovering Islamic Art: A Childrens’ GuideWith Activity SheetsMary Beardwood (Author)

Since the 7th century, Islamic artists, artisans, architects andcraftsmen have attempted in their work to reflect theirbeliefs and cultural values in the most beautiful way they canin every medium and material available to them.A subjectthat spans a millennia-and-a-half and covers every walk of life

in every corner of the globe is no easy thing to distil for children, but MaryBeardwood has succeeded in making it fun as well as factual, exciting as well aseducational. Following her successful title,A Children’s Encyclopaedia of Islam,Mary’s new book invites her young (and old) readers into a fascinating world ina way that will inspire them to delve deeper.Aimed at a readership age of eightyears and above, Discovering Islamic Art simply and concisely introduces thefundamental elements of this huge subject – calligraphy, arabesques andgeometric patterns. It also features painting, pottery, architecture, astrology,landscapes and cityscapes, woodwork and metalwork, arms and armor, scienceand inventions, manuscripts and books, and every page is generously illustrated.With each topic is included an activity sheet to encourage further engagement,to help children have fun and to remember more.The book is designed notonly to appeal to young readers, but with parents and teachers in mind.Thisbook is not only entertaining and educational but, in this age of culturaldivergence and religious misunderstandings, goes a long way to helping childrenunderstand the world of Islam and appreciate its artistic treasures.

Medina Publishing, September 2013, 9781909339040, Spiralbound, $19.95 Special Price $15.96

Hidden in the Sands: Uncovering Qatar’s PastFrances Gillespie (Author); Faisal Al-Naimi (Author)

The first book of its kind to be published for a generalreadership from youngsters upwards, Hidden in the Sands:Uncovering Qatar’s Past is the fascinating, fun and educationalstory of Qatar’s heritage and the exciting discoveries beingmade by archaeologists.This informative and delightful book ispublished through the generosity of Maersk Oil as part of its

program to support education and unlock Qatar’s history and heritage. Hiddenbeneath the sand and sea and revealed on rocks are the clues which explain whythis ancient land has been such a key region throughout history. Here you canfollow the detective work of archaeologists and discover Qatar’s rich past. Inconjunction with a fully interactive website and also available in an Arabic edition,Hidden in the Sands describes in words and pictures the treasures uncovered byarchaeologists, the methods they use, and the significance of their discoveries.Today, using state-of-the-art technology for excavation, dating and conservation,teams of experts are working all over Qatar to reconstruct its past. Hidden inthe Sands is fully illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams, andembellished by the vivid and evocative illustrations of the artist NormanMacDonald.Told simply and with in-depth and up-to-date detail, it leads readersthrough the fascinating world of archaeology. Like reconstructing an earthenwarejar from a hundred little shards, this work pieces together the fragments of thepast to produce a complete and beautiful whole. 121 illus, 48p.

Medina Publishing, June 2013, 9781909339033 – Arabic text, PB, $19.95 Special Price $15.96 9781909339064 – English text, PB, $19.95Special Price $15.96

Kalila & Dimna: Fables of Conflict and IntrigueRamsay Wood (Author)

Kalila and Dimna or The Panchatantra (also known in Europesince 1483 as The Fables of Bidpai) is a multi-layered, inter-connected and variable arrangement of animal stories, with onestory leading into another, sometimes three or four deep.Thesearrangements have contributed to world literature for over

2000 years, migrating across ancient cultures in a multitude of written and oralformats.All our beast fables from Aesop and the Buddhist Jataka Tales through LaFontaine to Uncle Remus owe this strange, shape-shifting ‘book’ a huge debt. In itsoriginal Arabic format, Kalila and Dimna ostensibly constitutes a handbook forrulers, a so-called ‘Mirror for Princes’ illustrating indirectly, through a cascade ofteaching stories and verse, how to (and how not to!) run the kingdom of your life.In their slyly profound grasp of human nature at its best (and worst!) these animalfables, usually avoiding any moralistic human criticism, serve up digestible sagecounsel for us all. Based on his collation of scholarly translations from key Sanskrit,Syriac,Arabic and Persian texts, as well as the 1570 English rendition by Sir ThomasNorth, this is the first uncompromisingly modern re-telling in either the East orWest for over 400 years. In Ramsay Wood’s version the profound meanings behindthese ancient fables shine forth as he captures a great world classic, making it fresh,relevant, fascinating and hugely readable. 32 illus, 256p.

Medina Publishing, November 2013, 9780956708106, PB, $17.95 Special Price $14.36

Mohammed Alsubeaei: A Journey Of PovertyAnd WealthHuda Alsubeaei (Author); Gene Heck (Author)

Born in 1915 and fatherless from an early age, he began hisworking life as a laborer and a shopkeeper.Through hardwork and strength of character, he rose to power andwealth, becoming an astute businessman respected by hispeers for his honesty and integrity. He is also accomplishedpoet whose writings and insights are treasured.

Notwithstanding his position and power, Sheikh Alsubeaei is a modest man ofgreat dignity, compassion and benevolence; a man who walked with kings yetnever lost the common touch. Mohammed Alsubeaei achieved success longbefore Saudi Arabia received the blessings of great wealth made possible by thediscovery of oil.A fervent patriot, he played a crucial role in helping to shapethe emerging Kingdom into the strong nation that it is today.The astonishingpace of change – social, political and economic – in Saudi Arabia during the20th century forms a backdrop to the story of this extraordinary man.Illustrated throughout, the life and times of Mohammed Alsubaeai are toldjointly by his daughter Huda and the Arabist and scholar the late Gene Heck,whose last work this is. 82 illus, 160p.

Medina Publishing, January 2010, 9780956417039, HB, $14.95 Special Price $11.96

Small Miracles: The Story of the Princess AliaFoundationHRH Princess Alia Al Hussein (Author); Sharifa Sarra Ghazi (Author)

The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation tells of anextraordinary charitable endeavor.When Lyn White, ananimal cruelty investigator, suggested the need for an

organization to alleviate and prevent the appalling abuse of animals she wasdaily witness to, Princess Alia immediately embraced it and saw a widermandate to include human needs, troubled youth and public health, as welladdressing animal welfare issues.After three years, the Foundation is nowwell established. Staffed entirely by volunteers and dependent on donationsand support from individuals and organizations within Jordan and around theworld, its reputation and reach continue to grow.The New Hope TreatmentCenter was launched in 2010 to provide medical care for animals, andGrowing Together (Equine Therapy) initiated early in 2012 is already showingremarkable results with autistic children.The story of the Princess AliaFoundation is told here – at times harrowing and heart-breaking, at timesjoyful and uplifting.Above all, it is indisputable evidence of the humbling andtransformative power of kindness.Written with passion and humor andgloriously illustrated, this book should be compulsory reading in every partof the world. It will do much to reawaken the seeds of compassion whichreside in us all. It is an inspiring story which reminds us that we share thisplanet and our destiny with all living things and will help to promote thebalance, harmony and respect of all creation.

276p. Medina Publishing, October 2013, 9780956417084, HB, $65.00Special Price $52.00

The Call of Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdal-Wahhab and the Three Saudi States: TheEmergence of Modern Saudi Arabia Sultan Ghalib Al-Quaiti (Author)

The importance of the region that is recognized today asSaudi Arabia (with its neighbors) can hardly be underestimat-ed, let alone overlooked by the rest of the world, not merelybecause of its geographical location and religious significanceto a large segment of the world’s population due to the

location of Islam’s two holiest shrines in Makkah and al-Madinah, and foreconomic and political reasons too, for it has the world’s largest knownreserves of energy.This book attempts to trace and explain the rise, fall – thenrise and fall again – and rise of the Saudi polity in the Arabian Peninsula, andexplores the role played throughout these events by Shaykh Muhammad binAbdal-Wahhab and his ‘Call’ for religious and social reform. Not since thewritings of Philby five decades ago has a book exploring the history of such apolitically important and sensitive region, and in such a comprehensive andacademic manner, appeared on the scene. Supported by maps and illustrations,and written by an insider who has resided in the Kingdom for over fourdecades, the book is a fascinating eye-opener and historical reference, bringingalmost all the known original indigenous Arabic and other source material intofull purview. 172 illus, 456p.

Medina Publishing, March 2012, 9780956708168, HB, $75.00 Special Price $60.00

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Wings Over ArabiaRoger Harrison (Author)

On 2 June 2006, a team of three gliders, one chase plane, support crew and all-terrain vehicles gathered at a fiercely hot and dusty airfield 50 kilometers

outside Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.The pilots, two Saudi Princes andthe British ex-Special Forces officer who had trained them on the Stemmegliders to be flown, were about to make gliding history by flying in a great

circular route round the western half of Saudi Arabia, over some of the harshestand most unforgiving desert terrain in the world. In Wings Over Arabia, Roger

Harrison, writer, photographer and long-time resident of the Kingdom,chronicles this modern version of a ‘royal progress’ over the wild and desolatedeserts, the Red Sea coast and the mountainous south-western region of the

Kingdom.The stunning photographs – many unique since the flight paths passedover areas never before or since open to non-military aircraft – are

accompanied by entertaining text covering every step of this unique journey.Additional narrative and ground-level photos of the features below the gliderssupplement many of the aerial sequences.This first-hand account of an historic

and often dangerous exploit constitutes a unique document and is essentialreading for everyone with a love of adventure or an eye for beauty. It will appealto aviators, photographers, geographers, travelers and teachers – and all thosewho hold Saudi Arabia dear, be they nationals, visitors or ‘old Saudi hands’ whohaving lived and worked in the Kingdom reflect on their time spent the Islamic

holy land with fondness. 112p.

Medina Publishing, October 2013, 9780956417077, HB, $59.99 Special Price $47.99

Studies in the Decorative Arts of the Muslim WorldErnst Grube (Author)

A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube whichexamine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examinepottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work as represented in themausoleum of the Shaykh Muhammad ibn Bakran and four explore thedecorative arts of the Timuris period. Illustrations have been enhanced and theselection updated with additional notes and an extensive bibliography. 324 illus,518p.

Pindar Press, May 2014, 9780907132790, HB, $500.00 Special Price $400.00

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Light Car Patrols 1916-19: War and Exploration in Egypt andLibya with the Model T Ford

Claud Williams (Author); Russell McGuirk (Editor)

Captain Claud Williams’ memoir tells, first-hand, what it was like to be a LightCar Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirk’scommentary provides the historical background to the formation of thePatrols and follows their activities from the British raid on Siwa Oasis todesert exploration and survey work and the Kufra Reconnaissance Scheme.Lavishly illustrated with original photographs from Light Car officers, thiscombined memoir and history provides a fascinating and informative picture ofan unsung hero of the desert – the Model T Ford. 120 figs, 2 maps, 288p.

Silphium Press, July 2013, 9781900971157, PB, $39.99 Special Price $31.99

Snakes, Sands and Silphium: Travels inClassical LibyaPaul Wright (Author)

Egypt, Carthage and other African civilizations are welldocumented but the land and people between them are lesswell known yet also worthy of consideration.This collection ofextracts from classical authors on subjects relating to ancientLibya presents more than fifty writers from Homer to the endof the Roman Empire and provides an eclectic mixture of

descriptions of Libya, its people, flora, fauna, climate, geography and episodes in itshistory as presented by politicians, poets, philosophers, priests, historians andsoldiers, both native and foreign. Newly translated and illustrated with a variety ofphotographs, maps, line drawings and specially commissioned illustrations, with acomprehensive glossary and suggestions for further reading and research, thebook is suitable for both the general reader and the specialist. Readers are invitedto dip in and enjoy whatever may take their fancy… voyages of exploration, themany uses of silphium, romantic poetry, the horrors of war, the dangers posed bysnakes and scorpions, the exploits of kings and emperors, strange native customs,farming the desert and many other topics in both the texts and the illustrationswhich inform and amuse. Snakes, Sands and Silphium is an excellent introductionto ancient North African, complements any travel guide, and provides context forthe archaeologist and historian. 29 figs, 9 maps, 272p.

Silphium Press, December 2011, 9781900971126, PB, $30.00 Special Price $24.00

The Emergence of LibyaJohn Wright (Author)

In September 1969 Moammar Gadafi seized power in Libyain a military coup.To mark the fortieth anniversary, JohnWright made this selection from his own shorter writingswhich examine and explain Libya’s complex and troubledpast – the historical interplay of events, influences and per-sonalities that helped to shape the modern state. From thisselection read about Why, in about 1860, Britain lost its

earlier enthusiasm for Tripoli and the Sahara as a ‘Gateway to Africa’;Whatmade the Zionist movement drop plans to settle one million East EuropeanJews in Cyrenaica;Why Mussolini accepted the ‘Sword of Islam’ in Tripoli in1937;The first welfare issue to preoccupy the British Eighth Army as itcaptured Tripoli in January 1943;Why Libya had such an easy passage to inde-pendence in 1951; How, as a young leader, Moammar Gadafi was publiclyridiculed and put down by an Arab leader nearly old enough to be hisgrandfather who claimed Libyans were still living in the days of Adam and Eve.These are just some of the issues John Wright discusses in these 20 chapters,here usefully collected under one cover from the many books and journals inwhich they first appeared. John Wright, was formerly the chief politicalcommentator and analyst of the BBC Arabic Service, specializing in Libya, theSahara and the international oil industry. 1 map, 368p.


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Travellers in Turkish Libya 1551-1911John Wright (Author)

From Tripoli to the ancient ruins of Leptis Magna, from theslave markets to the farthest reaches of the Sahara: here is amosaic of unknown places, handed down to us by the foreignvisitors and travelers who experienced them first hand overfour centuries (1550-1911). European consuls (and theirsisters and wives), archaeologists, explorers, sailors andcolonizers have all left colorful accounts of their Libyan

experiences: the bustle of the suqs and gossip of the harem, the terrors ofslavery, the endless, parched caravan marches across the desert and thecharacters they met along the way.Almost fifty contributors bring a freshperspective to a country that has fascinated foreigners for millennia. 21 figs, 2maps, 240p.


War and Politics in the Desert: Britain andLibya during the Second World WarSaul Kelly (Author)

In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the“War in the Desert”, that epic struggle of the Second WorldWar between Axis (Italian and German) and Allied(principally British Commonwealth) forces for control ofNorth Africa, from 1940 to 1943.The current literature con-centrates on the military battles, but war cannot be

separated from politics:War and Politics sets out to fill this void by chroniclingand analyzing the key political debates. For the first time, Kelly describes thepolitical background to the future of the Italian colony of Libya, and the tribes,sects and factions dwelling in Cyrenaica,Tripolitania and the Fezzan, and theirfundamental importance in the development of Libya towards independence in1951.A prologue and an epilogue excellently summarizes the preceding andfollowing periods to place the story firmly within its historical context.Theextensive bibliography is invaluable for those wishing to further theirknowledge.With newly drawn maps taken from WWII sources and many blackand white and color photographs, some not previously published, this is notonly a compelling and intellectually stimulating read but also a vivid one.Thetwists and turns of the politics of the war in the desert in War and Politics willbe fascinating not only to the participants at the time but to historians and allreaders interested in this period or geographical area. 33 figs, 5 maps, 256p.


Wheels Across the Desert: Exploration of theLibyan Desert by Motorcar 1916–1942Andrew Goudie (Author)

In between the search for the Poles, the climbing of Everestand the Space Race, the exploration of the Sahara – a hugeswathe of terrain, the size of India – by motor car is one ofthe untold chapters in the story of twentieth-centuryexploration. Many people have become fascinated by thisarea since falling in love with the scenery of ‘The English

Patient’. 55 figs, 12 maps, 205p.


The Archaeology of Fazzan, Vol. 2: SiteGazetteer, Pottery and other Survey FindsDavid J. Mattingly (Author)

The Archaeology of Fazzan, volume II, Site Gazetteer, Potteryand other Survey Finds, Edited by David J. Mattingly “TheLibyan Sahara is one of the richest desert areas for the studyof human adaptation to changing environmental and climaticconditions.This is the second volume in a projected series offour reports detailing the combined results of two Anglo-

Libyan projects in Fazzan, Libya’s south-west province.The late Charles Danielsled the first expeditions between l958 and l977, with David Mattingly directingthe subsequent Fazzan Project from l997-2001.This second volume presentssome of the key archaeological discoveries in detail, including a richly illustratedgazetteer of sites discovered and the first attempt at a full-scale pottery typeseries from the Sahara. In addition, there are separate reports on the programof radiocarbon dating carried out, on lithics, metallurgical and non-metallurgicalindustrial residues and various categories of small finds (including coins, metal

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artifacts, beads, glass and stone artifacts).The later volumes will provide thedetailed evidence from the excavations carried out by both projects.English/Arabic text. 581p.

Society for Libyan Studies, Society for Libyan Studies Monograph 7, December 2007,9781900971058, HB, $100.00 Special Price $80.00

The Archaeology of Fazzan, Vol. 3: Excavationsof C.M. DanielsDavid J. Mattingly (Editor)

The Archaeology of Fazzan is a major series of reports onthe archaeology and history of Libya’s south-west desertregion.This volume contains reports and analysis on a seriesof excavations carried out between 1958 and 1977 by theBritish archaeologist Charles Daniels, lavishly illustrated bysite plans and numerous color photographs – particularly of

the rich artifact assemblages recovered.The publication will be high profile anda significant landmark in work seeking to record information about Libya’slong-term Saharan heritage. It will be an indispensable reference work to thenature of the Libya’s Saharan archaeology.The work will be of major value tothe Libyan antiquities service and contracted archaeologists in concert withforeign oil companies, the NOC and the GMMR, and other similar majorschemes.The key element of the story of Fazzan is the existence here of anearly Libyan civilization, the Garamantes, and the publication of theArchaeology of Fazzan volumes is putting in the public domain a rich dossier ofinformation about their antecedents and descendants in this desertenvironment.This was a singularly important moment in Libya’s cultural history,with resonances also in Sub-Saharan Africa.There is great interest in thepublished volumes from specialists in Saharan, Sub-Saharan and Mediterraneanarchaeologists and historians as for the first time we can see in detail the effectof early Trans-Saharan links. English/Arabic text. 492 figs, 64 tabs, 641p.

Society for Libyan Studies, Society for Libyan Studies Monograph 8, December 2010,9781900971102, HB, $120.00 Special Price $96.00

The Archaeology of Fazzan, Vol. 4: Excavations at Old Jarma(Ancient Garama)

This is the concluding volume of the Archaeology of FazzÇn series, bringing topress the combined results of two Anglo-Libyan projects in southern Libya: the

pioneering work of Charles Daniels between 1958 and 1977 and the FazzanProject directed by David Mattingly between 1997 and 2001.The investigations

carried out by these two projects allow an entirely new reconstruction andunderstanding of the historic desert societies of the Libyan Sahara. In particular,the work has shed light on the ancient people known to Greco-Roman writersas the Garamantes, who are now revealed to have been a sophisticated state,with permanent towns and villages and an economy based on oasis agricultureand Saharan trade.This volume presents the results of excavations and survey

work at the site of Old Jarma, identifiable with the Garamantian capital, Garama,that also had a long after-life in Medieval and Early Modern times.The FazzÇnProject revealed an extraordinary urban story, spanning 10 major constructionphases that extended from c.400 BC to the AD 1930s.The detailed publicationof the complex stratigraphic evidence and the accompanying finds assemblagesopens a fascinating window on the cultural heritage and lifeways of a central

Saharan oasis. English/Arabic text. c.700 plus a CD with c.600 pages.

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CyrenaicaPhilip Kenrick (Author)

This is the second volume in this series, which was launchedto great acclaim in 2009. Cyrenaica (known to the Arabs asthe Jabal Akhdar, the Green Mountain) has a terrain whichresembles that of Greece or western Turkey. It was settled atan early date by Greeks and subsequently was part of theRoman and Byzantine empires before the advent of theArabs. Each of these civilizations has left its mark on the

landscape, not only at the locations of the major cities on the coast, but also ata host of lesser towns and villages whose ruins still dot the countryside.All aredescribed and explained in a comprehensive gazetteer.The book includeshistorical background, from prehistory until the Italian invasion in 1911;regional maps, site plans, drawings and reconstructions of individual buildings;museum layout plans and guides to displays; navigating instructions, with GPScoordinates for most sites; lavish photography in color. 223 figs, 368p.

Society for Libyan Studies, Libya Archaeological Guides, May 2013, 9781900971140, PB,$39.99 Special Price $31.99

The Libyan Desert: Natural Resources andCultural HeritageDavid J. Mattingly (Editor); Sue McLaren (Editor); Elizabeth Savage

(Editor);Yahya al-Fasatwi (Editor)

The Sahara is Libya’s outstanding landscape feature and is thesource of most of its significant natural resources.Thisdesert region is also extraordinarily rich in historical andcultural heritage that is in itself another valuable resource,through exploitation by Libya’s tourism industry.This volume

draws attention to the link between the benefits that Libya draws from itsSaharan resources (oil, gas, water, minerals and tourism) and the need tosafeguard and record aspects of its cultural heritage.The book also provides asummary of important developments in Saharan studies and shows how thesecan contribute to modern planning and development of the desert regions. 111figs, 13 tabs, 338p.

Society for Libyan Studies, Society for Libyan Studies Monograph 6, December 2006,9781900971041, PB, $70.00 Special Price $56.00

Tripolitania Philip Kenrick (Author)

This is the first in a new series of guides to the archaeologyof Libya, from prehistoric times until the invasion of the BaniHilal in AD 1051. It deals with a region which offers thevisitor not only the classical splendors of UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites such as Sabratha and Lepcis Magna, but also ahinterland which is rich in standing monuments of the Punic,Roman and early Islamic periods.All are described and

explained in a comprehensive gazetteer, packed full of plans and photographs,and with GPS coordinates and directions for visiting.“THE guidebook to Libya’sarchaeology” – David Mattingly, 113 illus, 232p.

Society for Libyan Studies, Libya Archaeological Guides, December 2009,9781900971089, PB, $30.00 Special Price $24.00

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The Social Lives of Figurines: Recontextualizing the ThirdMillennium BC Terracotta Figurines from Harappa (Pakistan)

Sharri R. Clark (Author)

After more than 80 years of research, the Indus Civilization (ca. 2600–1900 BC)remains largely enigmatic. In this geographically extensive civilization, which stillhas no known monumental art and undeciphered texts, the largest corpus of

representational art at many Indus sites is terracotta figurines.The figurines areone of the richest sources of information regarding Indus ideology and society.

Unfortunately, the figurines often have been considered selectively withoutevaluating their archaeological or socio-cultural contexts, resulting in biasedinterpretations that ignore the richness and diversity of the figurine corpus.

Instead, they should be viewed as media of communication in their original socialcontexts rather than being viewed simply as naturalistic reflections.This research

examines the figurines from the urban site of Harappa (ca. 3300–1700 BC) asreflections of the some of the underlying structures of Indus society and cultural

change, focusing particularly on figurines from secure dated archaeologicalcontexts.The figurines are viewed as artifacts whose “social lives” can be at leastpartially reconstructed through systematic analyses of stylistic and technological

attributes and spatial and temporal contexts (usually fill or trash deposits).Comparisons with ethnographic data, historic texts, and contemporary ancient

societies also inform these interpretations. 13 tbls, 122 figs, CD containingappendices with 928 pages of col & b/w images, 512p.

Oxbow Books, American School Of Prehistoric Research Monograph, September 2013,9781842174555, HB, $40.00


Puspika: Tracing Ancient India Through Textsand Traditions: Contributions to CurrentResearch in Indology Volume INina Mirnig (Editor); Peter-Daniel Szanto (Editor); Michael Williams(Editor)

It is perhaps commonplace to say that India is one of theworld’s richest and most enticing cultures. One thousandyears have passed since Albiruni, arguably the first

“Indologist”, wrote his outsider’s account of the subcontinent and two hundredyears have passed since the inception of Western Indology.And yet, what thismonumental scholarship has achieved is still outweighed by the huge tracts ofterra incognita: thousands of works lacking scholarly attention and even moremanuscripts which still await careful study whilst decaying in the unforgivingIndian climate. In September 2009 young researchers and graduate students inthis field came together to present their cutting-edge work at the firstInternational Indology Graduate Research Symposium, which was held atOxford University.This volume, the first in a new series which will publish theproceedings of the Symposium, will make important contributions to the studyof the classical civilisation of the Indian sub-continent.The series, edited byNina Mirnig, Péter-Dániel Szántó and Michael Williams, will strive to cover awide range of subjects reaching from literature, religion, philosophy, ritual andgrammar to social history, with the aim that the research published will notonly enrich the field of classical Indology but eventually also contribute to thestudies of history and anthropology of India and Indianised Central and South-East Asia. illus, 486p.

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Puspika: Tracing Ancient India Through Textsand Traditions: Contributions to CurrentResearch in Indology Volume 2Giovanni Ciotti (Editor); Alastair Gornall (Editor); Paolo Visigalli (Editor)

Puspika 2 is the outcome of the second InternationalIndology Graduate Research Symposium and presents theresults of recent research by young scholars into pre-modern South Asian cultures with papers covering a varietyof topics related to the intellectual traditions of the region.

Focusing on textual sources in the languages in which they were composed,different disciplinary perceptions are offered on intellectual history, linguistics,philosophy, literary criticism and religious studies. 224p.

Oxbow Books, Puspika 2, December 2013, 9781782974154, PB, $56.00Special Price $44.80

Defending Heaven: China’s Mongol Wars, 1209-1370James Waterson (Author)

This title brings together, for the first time in one volume, acomplete history of the Jin, Song and Ming dynasties’ warsfought against the Mongols. Lasting nearly two centuries,these wars, fought to defend Chinese civilization against abrutal and unrelenting foe, pitted personal heroics against theinexorable Mongol war machine and involved every part of

the Chinese state.The resistance of the Chinese dynasties to the Khans is acomplex and rich story of shifting alliances and political scheming, vast armiesand navies, bloody battles and an astonishing technological revolution.The greatevents of China’s Mongol war are described and analyzed, detailing theirimmediate and later implications for Chinese history. In this excellent newbook, James Waterson tackles this fascinating subject with characteristic verveand skillus Setting the Mongol war in the wider context of China’s ancient andalmost perpetual conflict with the northern nomads, it sheds light on theevolution of China’s military society and the management, command andcontrol of the army by the Chinese state. 16pp pls, 272p.

Frontline Books, June 2013, 9781848326606, HB, $39.95 Special Price $31.96

Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia:the Archaeology of the Niah Caves, Sarawak

G. Barker (Editor)

The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in thearchaeology of Southeast Asia, because the excavations by Tom and BarbaraHarrisson in the 1950s and 1960s revealed the longest sequence of human

occupation in the region, from (we now know) 50,000 years ago to the recentpast.This book is the first of two volumes describing the results of new work inthe caves by a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists and geographers aimedat clarifying the many questions raised by the earlier work.This first volume is aclosely integrated account of how the old and new work combines to provide

profound new insights into the prehistory of the region: the strategies developedby our species to live in rainforest from the time of first arrival; how rainforest

foragers engaged in forms of vegeculture thousands of years before rice farming;and how rice farming represented profound transformations in the social (and

spiritual?) lives of rainforest dwellers far more than being the dietary staple thatit is today. 185 figs, 60 tabs, 464p.

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, McDonald Institute Monographs, October2013, 9781902937540, HB, $124.00


Battles of Ancient ChinaChris Peers (Author)

In the field of military history as in so many others, theChinese have often been both admired and seen assomething utterly mysterious and inscrutable. Chris Peersilluminates the evolution of the military art in China withreference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years,from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and

for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses theseexamples to discuss the many myths still current in the West about ancientChinese warfare: for example that the Chinese were an unwarlike people,always preferring subterfuge over the use of force; or that they were essentiallydefensive minded, relying on works such as the Great Wall. On the other hand,a recent reaction to this dismissive attitude portrays China as technologicallyfar in advance of the West. Battles of Ancient China shows that none of thesestereotypes are accurate. Comparison with contemporary Western practice isa major theme of the book which adds a new perspective not developed in theauthor’s previous works on the subject. 8pp pls, line drawings, b/w maps, 176p.

Pen & Sword Books Ltd, November 2013, 9781848847903, HB, $39.95Special Price $31.96

Sun Tzu The Art of War Through the Ages(illustrated)Bob Carruthers (Author)

‘The Art of War’ is an ancient Chinese military treatise thatis attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general andstrategist. It is composed of thirteen chapters, each of whichis devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is accepted as amasterpiece on strategy, mastering conflict and winningbattles.The text is frequently cited and referred to by

generals and theorists since it was first published, translated, and distributedinternationally.This new illustrated edition contains the translated text, andwide ranging photography showcasing how the ideas and philosophies of theArt of War have remained relevant over the course of history. approx 20 b/wimages, 176p.

Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Military History from Primary Sources, October 2013,9781781592342, PB, $14.95 Special Price $11.96

Die KhmerStefano Vecchia (Author)

Colossal and magnificent temples, huge Buddha statues andimpressive reliefs:The Khmer Empire reveals himself ascompletely unique. From the 9th to the 15th century theKhmer ruled over large parts of the present states ofThailand,Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.They developed their

own religious and political beliefs and brought forth extraordinary art andmonuments, as for example the world-famous Angkor Wat. Stefano Vecchiadescribes the origin and development of one of the most magnificent andpersistent civilizations of the Asian continent.With numerous illustrations ofexcellent quality, he takes the reader on a journey through six Centuries ofKhmer culture. German text. 250 col illus, 208p.

Philipp von Zabern, September 2013, 9783805346702, HB, $45.00 Special Price $36.00

A Meaningful Guide to the ScientificAuthentication of Asian AntiquitiesMichael Teller IV (Author); Melanie Roy (Author)

Eleven chapters of relevant scientific analytical and testingtechniques used in the authentication of antiquities,including what science can and cannot do.An essay on“logic and opinion” in the authentication procedurefinishes the text. English/Chinese text. 134 illus, 225p.

TK Asian Antiquities, January 2013, 9780988647602, HB, $75.00 Special Price $60.00

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Everyday Life in Viking-Age Towns: Social Approaches toTowns in England and Ireland, c. 800-1100

Letty ten Harkel (Editor); D. M. Hadley (Editor)

The study of early medieval towns has frequently concentrated on urbanbeginnings, the search for broadly applicable definitions of urban characteristicsand the chronological development of towns. Far less attention has been paid to

the experience of living in towns.The thirteen chapters in this book bringtogether the current state of knowledge about Viking-Age towns (c. 800–1100)from both sides of the Irish Sea, focusing on everyday life in and around theseemerging settlements.What was it really like to grow up, live, and die in these

towns? What did people eat, what did they wear, and how did they make a livingfor themselves? Although historical sources are addressed, the emphasis of thevolume is overwhelmingly archaeological, paying homage to the wealth of new

material that has become available since the advent of urban archaeology in the1960s. b/w & col illus, 272p.

Oxbow Books, September 2013, 9781842175323, HB, $65.00 Special Price $52.00

A Late Saxon Village and Medieval Manor:Excavations at Botolph Bridge, OrtonLongueville, PeterboroughPaul Spoerry (Author); Rob Atkins (Author)

Botolph Bridge, now within urban Peterborough, lay besidean important crossing of the River Nene and once formedpart of a well-known medieval vill, referenced in DomesdayBook. Botolph Bridge was noted for its well preservedmedieval earthworks but since the late 1980s these have

gradually been destroyed by housing development.An earthwork surveycarried out in 1982 amply demonstrated the complexity and importance of thesite, showing a church and manorial complex with house plots strung out alongan adjacent road and fields separated from the main settlement by a hollowway. Excavation demonstrated that the manorial enclosure had replaced earlierhouse plots by c.1200. In the later 14th century, there was considerableinvestment by the manorial holders, the Draytons.A manorial farm was builtabove earlier fields, with stone buildings constructed around a courtyardincluding a farmhouse, dovecote and ancillary buildings.Within the manorialenclosure itself, further agricultural buildings were laid out.All these buildingshad been abandoned by c.1600.The church, located just north of theexcavation area, was finally demolished in 1695. 84 illus, 200p.

East Anglian Archaeology, December 2013, 9781907588051, PB, $40.00 Special Price $32.00

Celestial HorsesMichael Teller IV (Author)

A look into Chinese technical and artistic accomplishmentsillustrated by some of the rarest and finest equine artifacts.While sculptures from China’s Golden Age,The Tang Dynasty(618 – 917 CE), predominate, classic examples of many ofthe styles of lesser periods are illustrated. 90 illus, 65p.

TK Asian Antiquities, January 2002, 9780988647619, PB, $29.00 Special Price $23.20

Celestial Wining and DiningMichael Teller IV (Author)

An illustrated overview of wares that were produced overmillennia, by the Chinese, for use in the afterlife.A variety ofmedia are featured such as; pottery, bronze, silver andlacquer. 61 illus, 32p.


Dali Dreamstones: An Artform RebornMichael Teller IV (Author)

The first comprehensive text written in English about thehistory, culture and artists surrounding the Dali Dreamstone

art form. Included are major examples of Dreamstones from an assortment ofrelevant quarries. Biographies of selected contemporary Masters of theDreamstone art form are interspersed between relevant quotes and poetrydispersed throughout the text. 318 illus, 266p.

TK Asian Antiquities, January 2011, 9780983308904, HB, $195.00 Special Price $156.00

Dreamstones – The Artistic Heritage Of Dali:Presented By The Dali Municipal Museum InConjunction With The International DaliDreamstone AssociationMichael Teller IV (Author)

A Look at 52 of the finest examples of Dali Dreamstonesfrom a 2012 exhibition of Dreamstones in the MunicipalMuseum in Dali Prefecture,Yunnan. Co-hosted by the(I.D.D.A.) International Dali Dreamstone Association (the

world’s premiere Dreamstone rating agency) this was the first ever jointventure by the museum and a Western organization. English/Chinese text.70 illus, 130p.

TK Asian Antiquities, English/Chinese, January 2012, 9780983308911, HB, $40.00 Special Price $32.00

Offering Vessels of YunnanMichael Teller IV (Author)

A look into the cultural influences found in Buddhist“celestial” art/artifacts from Yunnan, China – specifically“offering vessels” & “prayer tablets”. Most all artifacts datefrom the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 CE) through the MingDynasty (1368- 1644 CE).This is the only text written on

this material, peculiar to Yunnan Province in China. 77 illus, 65p.


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Staunch Meadow, Brandon, Suffolk: A high status MiddleSaxon settlementAndrew Tester (Author); Sue Anderson (Author); Ian Riddler (Author); Robert Carr (Author)

Excavations revealed evidence of a settlement dating from the mid 7th to late 9thcenturies. Remains of a wooden bridge and 35 buildings were found, some withtimber surviving in post-holes, also a smithy, a possible bakery and two churches.Part of the waterfront was given over to textile processing.Amongst thousands ofartifacts, some provided compelling evidence for literacy. 275 illus, 450p.

East Anglian Archaeology, November 2013, 9780956874740, PB, $90.00 Special Price $72.00

Tyttel’s Halh: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Tittleshall,Norfolk: the Archaeology of the Bacton to King’s Lynn GasPipeline, Volume 2Penelope Walton Rogers (Author)

The cemetery lay south of the modern village of Tittleshall, on the side of aBronze Age barrow. It was founded in the 5th century, and was in usethroughout the 6th and early 7th century. One male burial may belong to thelater 7th century.The graves of 28 men, women and children were recorded,and the cemetery has been interpreted as the burial plot of a small farminghousehold.The range of artifacts in the graves indicates that the people wholived here were well provided with material goods.A young boy was buried infine linen with the remains of a sword scabbard, and it is argued that this familywas a sword-bearing lineage of local prominence.A study of local landholdingpatterns suggests that the land unit was originally small, but that it laterexpanded to form the modern civil parish through the absorption ofneighboring manors. It is probable that the cemetery ceased to be used whenoccupation moved to settlements of the Middle Anglo-Saxon period whichdeveloped into the modern village of Tittleshall. 100 illus, 150p.

East Anglian Archaeology, October 2013, 9780957228818, PB, $30.00 Special Price $24.00

The Combined Anglo-Saxon ChroniclesGuy Points (Author)

This book enables rapid access to the events recorded in any one year in theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle which was created in the late ninth century. Multiplecopies were made and sent to monasteries in England where they were then

independently updated, amended and copied, at times resulting in considerablevariation in content.Today some nine manuscripts survive in whole or in part tomake up what is known as the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”. It covers the period BC60 to AD 1154 recording events, people and places, the governance of Englandincluding taxation, foreign affairs, natural events, farming, climate, eclipses of the

sun and moon, and the arrival of comets.The author provides a narrative inchronological order of the information provided by the extant manuscripts using

as his principal source “The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”, translated by G NGarmonsway. Unique to this presentation is the device of using different font

types in the text to identify each of source manuscript.The font index issupplied at the foot of every page of the narrative.Thus, the year, content andorigin can be instantly correlated by eye. Only new and additional information

provided in the different manuscripts is added.Where manuscripts disagree overdate attribution is indicated. Some entries have additional information inserted

by the author to help identify more precisely individuals, events and geographicallocations named. Overall, the condensed narrative and unique methodology of

presentation make the wealth of material in the several manuscripts more easilyaccessible to everyone. 136p.

Guy Points, May 2013, 9780955767920, PB, $19.95 Special Price $15.96

At the limits of Lundenwic: Excavations in the north-west ofMiddle Saxon London at St Martin’s Courtyard, 2007–8Louise Fowler (Author); Ruth Taylor (Author)

This thought-provoking volume presents the results of the archaeological inves-tigation of a large site in Lundenwic.A fragmentary sequence neverthelessincludes possible Early Saxon activity, 7th- and 8th-century settlement featuresincluding a cookshop, a workshop for non-ferrous metalworking and debrisfrom a smithy, and the latest radiocarbon-dated inhumation in Lundenwic (calAD 720–950).These excavations have made important contributions to ourunderstanding of Lundenwic, which has been enhanced by the unprecedentedlevel of organic preservation at the site.The resulting survival of Saxonfootwear, timber objects and uncharred botanical remains adds unusual detailto this publication. col illus, 90p.

Museum of London Archaeology, MoLAS Archaeology Studies Series 27, July 2013,9781907586187, PB, $24.00 Special Price $19.20

Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 18Helena Hamerow (Editor

The articles included are as follows:Toby Martin:Women, Knowledge andPower:The iconography of early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches; John Blair:Grid-Planning in Anglo-Saxon Settlements:The short perch and the four-perchmodule;Thomas Klein:The Inscribed Gold Strip in the Staffordshire Hoard:Thetext and script of an early Anglo-Saxon biblical inscription; Ian Riddler andNicola Trzaska-Nartowski: Lundenwic and the Middle Saxon Worked BoneInterlude;Alice Thomas: Rivers of Gold? The coastal zone between the Humberand the Wash in the Mid Saxon period; Michael Hare:Anglo-Saxon Berkeley:History and topography; Letty ten Harkel: Urban Identity and Material Culture:A case study of Viking-Age Lincoln, c.AD 850–1000. 180p.

Oxford University School of Archaeology, June 2013, 9781905905287, PB, $80.00 Special Price $64.00

Anglo-Saxon Graves and Grave Goods of the 6th and 7thCenturies AD: A Chronological Framework

Alex Bayliss (Author); John Hines (Author); Karen Hoilund Nielsen (Author); GerryMcCormac (Author)

The Early Anglo-Saxon Period is characterized archaeologically by the regulardeposition of artifacts in human graves in England.The scope for dating theseobjects and graves has long been studied, but it has typically proved easier to

identify and enumerate the chronological problems of the material than to solvethem. Prior to the work of the project reported on here, therefore, there wasno comprehensive chronological framework for Early Anglo-Saxon Archaeology,and the level of detail and precision in dates that could be suggested was low.The evidence has now been studied afresh using a co-ordinated suite of datingtechniques, both traditional and new.These were focused primarily on the laterpart of the Early Anglo-Saxon Period, starting in the 6th century.This research

has produced a new chronological framework, consisting of sequences of phasesthat are separate for male and female burials but nevertheless mutually

consistent and coordinated.These will allow archaeologists to assign grave-assemblages and a wide range of individual artifact-types to defined phases that

are associated with calendrical date-ranges whose limits are expressed to aspecific degree of probability. Important unresolved issues include a preciseadjustment for dietary effects on radiocarbon dates from human skeletal

material. Nonetheless the results of this project suggest the cessation of regularburial with grave goods in Anglo-Saxon England two decades or even morebefore the end of the seventh century.That creates a limited but important

discrepancy with the current numismatic chronology of early English sceattas.The wider implications of the results for key topics in Anglo-Saxon archaeologyand social, economic and religious history are discussed to conclude the report.

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Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield RediscoveredGlenn Foard (Author); Anne Curry (Author)

Bosworth is one of the most iconic of English battles. Here Richard III sufferedwhat, thanks to Shakespeare, is arguably the most memorable death of any

English king, bringing an end to the Wars of the Roses and heralding the Tudorera. But it was also England’s most famous lost battlefield.To find and explore

the site, the authors led an intensive program of research, using a wide range ofacademic disciplines. Bosworth 1485:A battlefield rediscovered is the result.Techniques included documentary analysis, landscape archaeology, place name

study and, most important, metal detecting survey. Using the resulting evidencethe book explores the battle and battlefield – from the composition of the

armies to the terrain in which the battle was fought.They may even have foundthe very place where Richard fell.Yet most important is the evidence for early

gunpowder weapons. Using cutting edge scientific research and ballisticexperiments the authors reveal, for the first time, how to read the evidence on

medieval lead round shot, just as a ballistic examiner reveals the story of amodern bullet. Bosworth 1485 provides a fascinating and intricately researchednew perspective on the event which, perhaps more than any other, marked the

transition between medieval and early modern England. col illus, 264p.

Oxbow Books, August 2013, 9781782971733, HB, $65.00 Special Price $52.00

Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of MedievalUpper SpacesToby Huitson (Author)

Medieval stairs, galleries and upper chambers in cathedrals,abbeys, and parish churches have been an enduring source offascination to historians and archaeologists since theeighteenth century, but their practical purposes have longbeen shrouded in mystery and speculation. From libraries tolights, clocks to dovecotes, from secret games of skittles

played over the vaults to the daring exploits of the twelfth-century FlyingMonk,Toby Huitson explores the lofty spaces, nooks and crannies of medievalupper spaces though the interrogation of a wide range of documentary, visualand archaeological materials. Evidence is revealed for over 30 differentfunctions during the period from around AD 1000 to 1550. Generouslyillustrated and fully-referenced, the text is accompanied by a set of specialfeatures and a quick-reference section, making it indispensable to all thoseinterested in medieval history and architecture. b/w & col illus, 208p.

Oxbow Books, September 2013, 9781842176658, HB, $60.00 Special Price $48.00

The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone: History,Archaeology and Conservation

Warwick Rodwell (Author)

Constructed in 1297?1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranksamongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the

Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the kingseized at Scone, following his victory over the Scots in 1296. For centuries,

Scottish kings had been inaugurated on this symbolic ‘Stone of Scone’, to whicha copious mythology had also become attached. Edward I presented the Chair, asa holy relic, to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, and

most English monarchs since the fourteenth century have been crowned in it,the last being HM Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953.

The Chair and the Stone have had eventful histories: in addition to physicalalterations, they suffered abuse in the eighteenth century, suffragettes attached abomb to them in 1914, they were hidden underground during the Second World

War, and both were damaged by the gang that sacrilegiously broke intoWestminster Abbey and stole the Stone in 1950. It was recovered and restoredto the Chair, but since 1996 the Stone has been exhibited on loan in Edinburgh

Castle.

Now somewhat battered through age, the Chair was once highly ornate, beingembellished with gilding, painting and coloured glass.Yet, despite its profound

historical significance, until now it has never been the subject of detailed archae-ological recording. Moreover, the remaining fragile decoration was in need of

urgent conservation, which was carried out in 2010?12, accompanied by the firstholistic study of the Chair and Stone. In 2013 the Chair was redisplayed to

celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Coronation of HM The Queen.

The latest investigations have revealed and documented the complex history ofthe Chair: it has been modified on several occasions, and the Stone has beenreshaped and much altered since it left Scone.This volume assembles, for thefirst time, the complementary evidence derived from history, archaeology andconservation, and presents a factual account of the Coronation Chair and theStone of Scone, not as separate artefacts, but as the entity that they have beenfor seven centuries.Their combined significance to the British Monarchy and

State – and to the history and archaeology of the English and Scottish nations –is greater than the sum of their parts.

Also published here for the first time is the second Coronation Chair, made forQueen Mary II in 1689. Finally, accounts are given of the various full-size replicachairs in Britain and Canada, along with a selection of the many models in metal

and ceramic which have been made during the last two centuries. 320p.

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The Medieval Kirk, Cemetery and Hospice atKirk Ness, North Berwick: the Scottish Seabirdcentre Excavations 1999-2006Thomas Addyman (Author); Kenneth Macfadyen (Author);TanjaRomankiewicz (Author); Alasdair Ross (Author)

Kirk Ness has long been considered likely to be an earlyChristian center, whose dedication to St Andrew mayperhaps be linked with the 8th century translation of therelics of St Andrew’s to Fife. Such early dating was confirmed

by a new sequence of radiocarbon dates from excavations carried out in1999–2006.A number of finds support this interpretation, including pottery ofa previously unknown type, perhaps from a monastic community associatedwith an early church.The site continued in use as the medieval and early post-medieval parish and burgh church of St Andrew, though several building phasesbeginning with a simple Romanesque structure, until its demise in the mid-17thcentury, a casualty of coastal erosion.Associated domestic occupation probably

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relates to a priests’ house perhaps with a hospice for pilgrims. In the medievalperiod Kirk Ness and its harbor appears to have been an important stagingpoint for pilgrims on route to the shrine of St Andrew in Fife, providing theprincipal revenue for the nearby nunnery of North Berwick. Finds include anumber of items of particular significance – coarse stone tools, lead objects,ceramic fragments and a bone of a great auk from early medieval deposits.Theassociated medium-sized cemetery population of 12th–17th century datedisplays notable contrasts in burial practice and osteological analysis establishedthat one individual met with a violent death. Grave goods included a 12thcentury hair pin and a 17th century silk-covered tunic button with silver wireembroidery found together in the grave of a young female. b/w & col illus, 256p.

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The Medieval Royal Palace at VisegrádGergely Buzás (Editor); Jozsef Laszlovszky (Editor)

Visegrád stands out among the medieval sites of Hungaryand the royal palace complex can be regarded as one of themost important monuments for the artistic and architecturalproduction of the royal court during the period of the lateMiddle Ages.The palace was continuously built, altered andenlarged for two hundred years, and emerged as a sophisti-cated complex of dwelling rooms, spaces of status display,

ecclesiastical buildings (royal chapel and Franciscan friary), kitchens, workshops,storage buildings, gardens, loggias, balconies and fountains. Its rediscovery,excavation and reconstruction has been a task of twentieth and twenty-first-century archaeology and heritage protection, and the monument provided anopportunity to study a medieval complex almost undisturbed.The excavationsat the Visegrád Palace also served as one of the most significant steps in thedevelopment of medieval archaeology in Hungary.This volume is the first com-prehensive monograph on the archaeological investigations, objects, finds,reconstruction and restoration of the palace complex published in English. It isalso a revised, extended and in some other parts compressed version of avolume published in Hungarian in 2010. It offers a summary of the previous andrecent excavations since 1934 and the interpretation of the palace in itsEuropean archaeological and art historical context. It also contains thefunctional analysis of the palace complex and the discussion of the interactionsbetween the residence and the Franciscan friary. Some chapters focus on themost important group of finds (pottery, stove tiles, worked bone material, etc.)along with their detailed catalog. 398p.

Archaeolingua, Main Series 27, July 2013, 9789639911390, HB, $108.00 Special Price $86.40

Masterpieces: Early Medieval ArtSonja Marzinzik (Author)

This beautiful volume presents a history of Europe and the Mediterranean fromthe end of the Roman Empire to the twelfth century, as told through objects in

the British Museum. Richly illustrated, this book will showcase some of thecollection’s most outstanding and internationally renowned artefacts, such as the

Projecta Casket, the treasures from the Sutton Hoo ship burial and the FullerBrooch.The discussion of each object will provide a fascinating insight into their

makers and owners as well as the world in which they were created. Drawnfrom all the major cultures of the period and covering an extensive geographicaland chronological sweep, this publication celebrates the artistic accomplishment

of objects made from a varied and attractive array of materials such as gold,silver, precious stones, ivory, glass, ceramics and textiles.This approach bridges

the gap that is commonly presented between the Mediterranean and the Northof Europe, the Empire (whether Roman or Byzantine) and the ‘barbarian’ worldin a period that saw Christianity established as a major religion as well as the

rise of Islam. 250 col illus incl. maps, 336p.

British Museum Press, December 2013, 9780714123202, HB, $50.00 Special Price $40.00

The British Museum Citole: New PerspectivesJames M. Robinson (Editor); Naomi Speakman (Editor); Kate Buehler-McWilliams (Editor)

The British Museum citole is a unique example of medievalcraftsmanship and is one of very few surviving instrumentsfrom the Middle Ages.This new publication includes selectedpapers from the first international symposium on the BritishMuseum citole, held in November 2010 to highlight recentnew research, conservation work and scientific findings

related to the British Museum citole. Highly illustrated to reflect the visualrichness of this beautiful instrument,The British Museum Citole: NewPerspectives features a wide range of academic approaches to the subject,drawing together experts from the fields of history, art history, music,organology, conservation and science and performance practice. 150 col illus,160p.

British Museum Press, British Museum Research Publication 186, October 2013,9780861591862, PB, $70.00 Special Price $56.00

Sole e Simboli / Sun and Symbols: Gli Zodiacidella Basilica di San Miniato al Monte e delBattistero di San Giovanni a Firenze / TheZodiacs in the Basilica of San Miniato al Monteand in the Baptistry of San Giovanni inFlorenceSimone Bartolini (Author)

The zodiac, a symbolic reference to cyclic time, is one of themost elevated elements related to the sun and the celestial

sphere.The accurate surveys carried out recently have shown that the zodiacsof the Baptistry of San Giovanni and of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte inFlorence not only have a decorative purpose, but they were also built with aprecise astronomic function: on the day of the summer solstice, a ray of lightstill today illuminates the sign of the Cancer on the marble zodiac of SanMiniato and such an event makes it the oldest monumental solstice zodiac thatis still in working order, in Europe. Italian text. 144p.

Edizioni Polistampa,Testi e Studi, June 2013, 9788859612735, PB, $23.00 Special Price $18.40

Studi in onore di Sergio GensiniFranco Ciappi (Editor); Oretta Muzzi (Editor)

This books is a Festschrift presented in honor of SergioGensini. Papers include: Urban reconstruction in the eleventhcentury; Sanctuaries saints lieux et dans le monde méditer-ranéen: quelques réflexions méthodologiques; In theFootsteps of St. Gaudenzio.The Blessed Life Gaudentii MS.Laurentian Strozzi; San Vivaldo and Sacred Mountains. Insearch of an archetype; Florence Documents for the history

of San Gimignano in the thirteenth and early fourteenth century;The organiza-tion of the municipal territory in Tuscany (XIII-XV century); documents andproposals for research on the prosopographical Salvucci family of SanGimignano (XIII-XIV centuries);Toscani in Verona in the fourteenth century.Cards archive old and new; New on Costituto vernacular of 1310 and the Ninein Siena; Failure: crime or misfortune?; Erudition historical and legal traditions.The printing of the Statutes medieval Tuscan between modern and contempo-rary;The people of San Leonardo in Cerbaiola and its Statutes; Romanesquechurches of the Pistoia mountains; Lectures at the University of Göttingen onthe practice of travel:August Ludwig Schlözer on the trip to Italy and othercountries (1772-1795); anti-clericalism in Val d’Elsa in the second half of thenineteenth century; Carducci and Salvagnoli, an understanding of the nationalculture. Review of sources; Federalism and municipalism in the late nineteenthcentury demosocialisti Colle;The kind of citizenship in Italy in pre-Fascist: just amatter of women’s rights?; May 1915:The Italian Socialists towards war;Applications Infrastructure wireless for research and enhancement of thearchaeological heritage and others. 16 col illus, 544p.

Edizioni Polistampa, Biblioteca «Miscellanea Storica della Valdelsa», May 2013,9788859612414, PB, $60.00 Special Price $48.00

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Der Computus Gerlandi: Edition, Übersetzungund ErläuterungenAlfred Lohr (Author)

The computist Gerland, who flourished in the second half ofthe eleventh century, was considered one of the real mastersof his craft. His accounting of the years, according to whichthe years of the Lord were reduced by seven, and his “morenatural computus” with tables of new moons, adjusted to asolar eclipse in the year 1094, enjoyed a considerably high

reputation for well over a century. Had Gerland’s accounting prevailed, wewould now be writing in the year 2006 instead of 2013. His chief work,comprised of two books, is available for the first time in a single edition. Onthe basis of thirty-six manuscripts, this edition contains a thorough criticalapparatus.The dependencies among the manuscripts were researched with thecladistics method developed for biological research.The edition is supplement-ed through further texts, which were copied with Gerland Computus, as wellas translations and commentaries.The appendix includes an edition ofGerland’s tract on the abacus, derived from nineteen manuscripts and a CDwith the complete duplicates of individual sources as well as a concordance.German text. with CD-ROM, 493p.

Franz Steiner Verlag, Sudhoffs Archiv – Beihefte 61, September 2013, 9783515104685,PB, $111.00 Special Price $88.80

Die Ordnung der Kommunikation und dieKommunikation der Ordnungen. Bd. 2:Zentralität: Papsttum und Orden im Europa des12. und 13. JahrhundertsCristina Andenna (Editor); Gordon Blennemann (Editor); Klaus Herbers(Editor); Gert Melville (Editor)

The papacy and the vita religiosa, the world of cloisters andreligious orders, were the two sole institutional forms of lifein the Middle Ages, which could claim for themselves a

universal validity.Through the formation of complex communicative structuresand innovative forms of organization both accepted, from the twelfth centuryon, a part in the foundation of a “European cultural space.” Against thisbackground stands the analytical comparison of papacy and vita religiosa ascorrelative systems of communication at the center of two meetings at theGerman-Italian Center for European Excellent at the Villa Vigoni (Deutsch-Italienischen Zentrum für Europäische Exzellenz), whose conclusions are nowavailable in a two volume publication.The studies offered in the two volumesare concerned with the role of the Roman curia in the trans-regionalarbitration of religious norms and cultural values as universal perceptions oforder and, at the same time, inquire about the part of religious orders in theseprocesses of arbitration. German text. 331p.

Franz Steiner Verlag, Aurora. Schriften der Villa Vigoni 1.2, October 2013,9783515103015, HB, $84.00 Special Price $67.20

Griechische Sozialgeschichte: Von dermykenischen bis zum Ausgang der klassischenZeitFritz Gschnitzer (Author); Angelos Chaniotis (Editor); Catherine Trümpy(Editor)

Fritz Gschnitzer (1929-2008) was one of the most importantancient historians of his generation. His GriechischeSozialgeschichte (Greek Social History), translated into manylanguages, remains thirty years after its first publication the

essential introduction to this theme and an important aid for the student ofancient Greek history. Its most valuable aspect is the fact that it takes into con-sideration development in the late Bronze Age. It was Gschnitzer’s opinion thatthe origin of Greek social history began in the late Bronze Age and musttherefore begin with the examination of texts from the Mycenaean culture.Thebook then tracks the development of Greek society up to the end of thefourth century BCE . For the reprinting of the first edition,Angelos Chaniotisand Catherine Trümpy have summarized the most important developments inthe study of Greek social history from the last decade.A detailed and themati-cally arranged bibliography by Angelos Chaniotis completes the volume andreflects the current developments and new orientations in the study of Greeksocial history. German text. Second edition, 294p.

Franz Steiner Verlag, October 2013, 9783515104081, PB, $59.00 Special Price $47.20

Städte an Mosel und Rhein von der Antike bisnach 1945Franz J. Felten (Editor)

Since antiquity, cities have played an important role in thehistorical development of the Rhine-Mosel region as centersof military, economic, and cultural power and influence.Theselected cities from the modern Federal State of Rhineland-Westphalia serve to concisely illuminate these individualaspects from different periods of time. For example, the city

of Trier came to hold an exceptionally important place in antiquity.Worms andSpeyer are comparatively dealt with as leading cities of the high and late MiddleAges.A stronghold in a border city like Lindau had, mostly in military conflicts,often affected its French neighbor.The history of Koblenz is clearly representa-tive of rapid changes when it was transformed from an aristocratic residenceto a government city in the tumultuous period at the end of the eighteenthand beginning of the nineteenth century, while Mainz serves as an interestingexample of the rebuilding effort after World War II in the French zone ofoccupation.The connections between the cities and their surrounding areas inthe early modern period provide a further study in this volume. Germantext. 15 b/w photo, 18 b/w illus, 143p.

Franz Steiner Verlag, Mainzer Vorträge 16, July 2013, 9783515104562, PB, $33.00Special Price $26.40

A Rural Economy in Transition. Asia Minor from LateAntiquity into the early Middle AgesAdam Izdebski (Author)

This book deals with one of the key moments in the history of Byzantium andEurope and namely the transitional period between Antiquity and Middle Ages,a topic which gains particular attention among scholars from multiple fields:historians, archaeologists and philologists.The present volume corresponds/is inline with the current research tendency also in such works as: Framing theEarly Middle Age. Europe and Mediterranean 400-800 (Oxford 2004) by ChrisWickham, or – in the aspect of Byzantine studies – recently publishedByzantium in the Iconoclast Era: a History (Cambridge 2011) by LeslieBrubaker and John Haldon.Adam Izdebski has concentrated in this work onthe issue of economical history of Asia Minor in Late Antiquity and earlyMiddle Ages (5th-9th century). In order to deal with the problem of significantinsufficiency in the number and type of sources (lack of written evidence forthe history of economy), the author utilizes? not only archeological evidence,but also data gathered by environmentalists, mostly palynologists.The usage ofthose sources has indicated the concentration on the rural world, in specifichistory of agriculture and rural colonization. From this perspective both thedetailed analysis were conducted as well as the work synthesis was formed.

Journal of Juristic Papyrology, JJP Supplements XIX, July 2013, HB, $128.00 Special Price $102.40

Letters of Pope GregoryJ. R. C. Martyn (Editor)

During the time Gregory the Great served as Pope of theCatholic Church, from 590-604 AD, he sent more than 850letters to contacts throughout the known world – oftenusing travellers as letter-bearers. However it was a time ofwarfare in Italy, with invading bombards, and trade in slaveswas lucrative – with agents quick to capture defencelesstravellers. Official communication, like imperial or papal

orders were sent via postal channels, by horsemen or fast boats, these toowere often blocked by enemy armies.This book studies some forty Latinletters sent by Pope Gregory, copies of which are included in a manuscript heldin the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne. It can becompared with a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and was,Professor Martyn argues, probably copied in a 10th century scriptorium inFleury-sur-Loire, France. Many of the letters, reproduced in this book in Latinand English, deal with the Pope’s attempts to sort out longstanding problems inNaples and Sicily and to save Rome from the bombards.This unique Melbournemanuscript, with its colourful initials and rubrication of the titles comprises aseries of folios removed in the 17th century and used by musicians inWorcester Cathedral to protect their musical scores. Rebound in the 20thcentury and put up for sale in London, the manuscript was purchased by theClassics Department of the University of Melbourne in the 1970s.Latin/English text. 50 illus, 184p.

Macmillan Art Publishing, July 2013, 9781921394935, HB, $79.95 Special Price $63.96

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Medieval and Later Ivories in the CourtauldGallery: Complete CatalogueJohn Lowden (Author)

In 1966 Mark Gambier Parry bequeathed to the CourtauldGallery the art collection formed by his grandfather ThomasGambier Parry, who died in 1888. In addition to importantpaintings, Renaissance glass and ceramics, and Islamic

metalwork, this included 28 medieval and Renaissance ivories. Since 1967 abouthalf of the ivories have been on permanent display at The Courtauld, yet theyhave remained largely unknown, even to experts.This catalog is the firstpublication dedicated solely to the collection.There are examples of thehighest quality of ivory carving, both secular and religious in content, and anumber of the objects are of outstanding interest.The earliest objects in date,probably late 11th century, are the group of walrus ivory plackettes set intothe sides and lids of a casket, portraying the Apostles and Christ in Majestysurrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists.A gap of some two centuriesseparates the casket panels from the next important object – the centralportion of an ivory triptych, containing a Deesis group of Christ enthronedbetween angels holding instruments of the Passion in the upper register, andthe Virgin and Child between candle-bearing angels below.The Gambier-Parryfragment employs bold cutting of the frame to accentuate the three-dimensional quantities of the relief. Somewhat later in date, towards the middleof the 14th century, is a complete diptych of the Crucifixion and Virgin withangels. 150 col illus, 144p.

Paul Holberton Publishing, November 2013, 9781907372605, HB, $55.00 Special Price $44.00

Medieval WarfareJames Grant (Author); Bob Carruthers (Editor)

James Grant (1822–1887) was a Scottish author and wasborn in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of SirWalter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90books, including many yellow-backs.Titles includedAdventures of an Aide-decamp, One of ‘The Six Hundred’,The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier. MedievalWarfare collects Grant’s work on the subject, from the

Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the Battle of Barnet in 1471, a decisiveengagement in the Wars of the Roses.The book contains remarkably detailedaccounts of many key battles from the period including the Battle of theStandard and Bannockburn to Poitiers and Agincourt from the Hundred Years’War.The historically defining strategies employed during these battles areexplored throughout. Illustrated with vivid portraits of battle and detaileddrawings of the tools and weapons of the period, this is the definitive accountof a trying and bloody period in history. approx 40 b/w images, 224p.

Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Military History from Primary Sources, August 2013,9781781592243, PB, $19.95 Special Price $15.96

Tatort Mittelalter: Berühmte KriminalfälleMalte Heidemann (Author); Franziska Schäfer (Author)

Malte Heidemann and Franziska Schäfer introduce the readerto the most prominent criminal cases of High and LateMiddle Ages, including the spectacular and highly politicalabduction of the minor King Henry IV. or the shady circum-stances of the election of Frederick Barbarossa as holy-roman king.The authors show how the medieval society inthe dealt with major crimes and minor offenses. German

text. 144p.

Philipp von Zabern, August 2013, 9783805346634, HB, $30.00 Special Price $24.00

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Newcastle and Northumberland: Roman and MedievalArchitecture and Art

Jeremy Ashbee (Editor); Julian Luxford (Editor)

The long and vibrant history of north-eastern England has left rich materialdeposits in the form of buildings, works of art, books and other artifacts.Thisheritage is examined here in fifteen studies, ranging from the sculpture of the

Roman occupation through the monuments and architecture of the Anglo-Saxonand Norman periods, to the manuscripts and fortified houses of the later Middle

Ages.The monasteries at Hexham, Lindisfarne and Tynemouth, and the City ofNewcastle itself, are all subjected to individual analysis, and there are papers onAlnwick and Warkworth castles, the great keep at Newcastle, the coffin of St

Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels.The expert opinions presented here areintended to stimulate and advance scholarly debate on the material culture of aregion which has played a critical role in English history, and whose broad andvaried profile still offers many opportunities for critical inquiry. 182 illus, 288p.

Maney Publishing, BAA Conference Transactions Series 36,April 2013, 9781907975936,PB, $62.00 Special Price $49.60,

9781907975929, HB, $130.00Special Price $104.00

Religion in Medieval London: the archaeology of beliefBruno Barber (Author); Christopher Thomas (Author); Bruce Watson (Author)

Religious belief was central to the lives – and deaths – of all medievalLondoners. Religion was fully integrated into the social and political order,providing the population with an understanding of their place in the world andinspiring artists, architects and craftspeople. Belief motivated progressive actssuch as early forms of social provision and medical care but was also used tojustify wars of conquest and the brutal repression of diversity.Archaeologysheds light on many aspects of belief: from organized religion, both Christianityand Judaism, to superstition or witchcraft; places of worship from the smallestparish churches to the great Cathedral of St Paul; tiny objects of personaldevotion to entire monastic landscapes. Monasteries include communities cutoff from the world, hospitals providing for London’s poor or the headquartersof military religious orders behind the Crusades. Cemetery excavations revealhow Londoners responded to mortality both individually and together in theface of catastrophes such as the Black Death, while the events of theReformation dramatically transformed both institutions and beliefs.This fullyillustrated book provides an introduction to the evidence of belief from theMuseum of London’s archaeological excavations in the capital, with a particularfocus on the program of work, supported by English Heritage, on the sites ofmany of London’s monasteries. full col illus throughout, 100p.

Museum of London Archaeology, August 2013, 9781901992922, PB, $30.00 Special Price $24.00

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Medaillen und Plaketten der Renaissance: auseiner Schweizer PrivatsammlungPeter Volz (Author)

The medal, an invention of the Italian Renaissance, is one ofthe focal points of academic portrait research, alongsidepaintings, drawings and sculptures.The first-ever publicationof an important Swiss private collection comprises 92medals and 14 plaquets, reproduced in color. German text.

200 illus, 260p.

Hirmer Verlag GmbH, June 2013, 9783777420769, HB, $84.00 Special Price $67.20

Georgio Scala and the Moorish Slaves: TheInquisition Malta 1598Dionisius A. Agius (Editor)

Georgio Scala, a young man of humble origins, from Damiata,was captured on a trading vessel by the Knights of Malta in1590 not far from his home town. He was enslaved in spiteof his protestations that he was a Christian and so began thestory of his life in the island of Malta.After gaining hisfreedom some years later, Scala made a life for himself in

Valletta, the new capital and married Bernardina Mendicino. Outwardly a goodChristian, his behavior and his consorting with Moorish slaves, however, causedsome to question his religious beliefs, leading to his appearance before theInquisition in 1598, accused of apostasy.The proceedings of his trial werediscovered in the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Malta and provide a vivid pictureof the times, the interaction between the various communities in Valletta andthe all-important role of the Inquisition.Among the folios of the proceedingswere found three letters, written in the Arabic dialect of Sfax (Tunisia) by ascribe for Moorish galley slaves.The letters are a unique find, giving first-handaccounts of the misery of their lives at sea and on shore.This book is theresult of collaboration among ten researchers from Birmingham, Exeter, Leedsand Malta, each revealing a different aspect of Scala’s world.The end product isa fascinating study of Malta in the late 1600s, in which we hear, first hand, thevoices of the common people, with all their immediacy and spontaneity,something not usually found in the dry dust of formal and legal documents. b/willus, 536p.

Midsea Books, September 2013, 9789993274155, HB, $60.00 Special Price $48.00

Mattia Preti: Beyond the Self-PortraitSandro Debono (Author); Giuseppe Valentino (Author)

This book proposes new methodologies for the study ofMattia Preti.The researched essays look at Preti fromdifferent perspectives.Whilst the foreword serves thepurpose of an introductory summary; the authors deliberate-ly chose to probe Preti’s multifaceted personality through avery restricted group of paintings, four in all, which arebelieved to stand for Preti’s views and opinion about

knighthood and art. Moreover, his two self-portraits (San Domenico,Taverna;Uffizi, Florence) describe identity through physiognomy.The St John the BaptistWearing the Red tabard of the Order of St John National Museum of FineArts, Heritage Malta) and the altar painting of St Luke (Franciscan Conventuals,Valletta) go beyond. col illus, 96p.

Midsea Books, April 2013, 9789993274292, PB, $23.50 Special Price $18.80

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NEW FROM PROSPECT BOOKS

Jan van Eyck and Portugal ‘s “Illustrious Generation”:Volume I: Text

Barbara von Barghahn (Author)

Jan van Eyck and Portugal ‘s “Illustrious Generation”:Volume II: Plates

Barbara von Barghahn (Author)

This manuscript investigates Van Eyck’s patronage by the Crown of Portugal andhis role as diplomat-painter of the Duchy of Burgundy following his first voyageto Lisbon in 1428-1429 when he painted two portraits of Infanta Isabella, whobecame the third wife of Philip the Good in 1430. New portrait identificationsare provided in the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) and its iconographical prototype,

the lost Fountain of Life.These altarpieces are analyzed with regard to King JoãoI’s conquest of Ceuta, achieved by his sons who were hailed as an “illustrious

generation.” Strong family ties between the dynastic houses of Avis andLancaster explain Lusitania ‘s sustained fascination with Arthurian lore and theGrail quest. Several chapters of this book are overlaid with a chivalric veneer.Asecond “secret mission” to Portugal in 1437 by Jan van Eyck is postulated andthis diplomatic visit is related to Prince Henrique the Navigator’s expedition to

Tangier and King Duarte’s attempts to forge an alliance with Alfonso V ofAragon. Late Eyckian commissions are reviewed in light of this ill-fated crusade

and additional new portraits are identified.The most significant artist ofRenaissance Flanders appears to have been patronized as much by the House of

Avis as by the Duchy of Burgundy.”, 745p.

Pindar Press, July 2013, 9781904597650 – volume 1, HB, $300.00 Special Price $240.00, 9781904597667 – volume 2, HB, $300.00


The Culinary Recipes of Medieval EnglandConstance Hieatt (Author)

The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is anidentifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the

present day.Although there may be some new discoveries, in general terms thecorpus is relatively stable.The beauty of this book is that it addresses the corpusas a whole and abstracts from it paradigm recipes for every medieval dish that

we know about.With this book therefore a student can ask ‘How did they cookrabbit stew?’ and find a definitive answer, in modern English, with full references.

This is a great step forward and the book will stand as a monument to theuntiring efforts of the late Constance Hieatt to understand and interpret Englishcookery of the middle ages.The book is organized by category of dish (Pottage;Meat Dishes; Poultry and Game Birds; Fish; Eggs and Dairy Dishes; Sauces and

Condiments, and Baked Dishes). For each dish the editor has chosen what is inher view the most typical example and, citing the source, translates the original

text. 240p.

Prospect Books, November 2013, 9781909248304, HB, $60.00 Special Price $48.00

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Textile Mills of South West England: HistoricBuildings and Landscapes of the South WestTextile IndustriesMike Williams (Author)

The textile industry has been one of the most prolonged andwidespread influences on the development of historicbuildings in the South West.The regional industry pre-datedthe classic period of the Industrial Revolution by several

centuries, resulting in distinctive types of vernacular buildings, industrialbuildings, townscapes and landscapes, all contrasting with those in other areas.The work builds on the previous RCHME studies of textile mills and a widerange of more recent reports and publications by EH and others.The bookprovides a wide-reaching analysis of historical context, an account of theorigins and development of each of the industries, an interpretation of thedistinctive features of the buildings, a clarification of the historical importanceof South West textile mills and clear statements on the benefits of their con-servation.A range of topics is introduced to enable the reader to appreciatethe national significance of the region’s textile industries, including a generalintroduction to textile processes and the historical importance of the factorysystem, together with an initial overview of the main industries.The core of thebook deals with the industries in detail, each chapter providing historicalcontext followed by an account of the distinctive features of the buildingsbased on descriptions of representative examples.The final chapter emphasizesthe tradition of re-use and conversion in the South West textile industries,encourages the continued adaptation and conservation of both mills andrelated townscapes, and concludes with new statements on national signifi-cance and comparisons with other regions. 357 illus, 320p.

English Heritage, August 2013, 9781848020832, HB, $100.00 Special Price $80.00

The Hat Industry of LutonKatie Carmichael (Author); David McOmish (Author); David Grech(Author)

Although perhaps best known today as the home of VauxhallMotors, Luton’s industrial roots run much deeper. Longbefore it became associated with motor cars Luton was the

center of ladies’ hat production in this country – a success founded upon theearlier regional industry of straw-plaiting. Many surrounding towns and villagesfed into the industry and helped to make the region globally renowned.At itspeak in the 1930s, the region was producing as many as 70 million hats in asingle year; however, it entered a rapid decline following the Second World Warfrom which it never recovered.This has left Luton, Dunstable and a number ofother local towns with a challenging inheritance of neglected and decayingfragments of a once vital industry.This book is intended to be an introductionand guide to the area’s historical depth and to its distinctive and variedcharacter, seeking to explain the development of the region as the center ofthe hatting industry in the south and exploring the lives of the people workingthere during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.The historic linksbetween the surviving building stock and the hatting industry are assessed andthe book highlights the significance of the surviving fabric and the potential ofthe historic environment within future conservation and regeneration plans.113 illus, 120p.

English Heritage, Informed Conservation, October 2013, 9781848021198, PB, $20.00 Special Price $16.00

The Crofton Story: The History of the CroftonPumping StationIan Broome (Author)

Crofton Pumping Station near Great Bedwyn on the Kennetand Avon Canal is an important piece of the industrialarchaeology of the canal age. It houses the oldest workingsteam engine in the world still in its original engine houseand still doing its original job of pumping water into thesummit level of the canal. Pumping started in 1809 and

continued until 1959, when following deterioration of the top of the chimneythe engines were retired.The engines and boilers remained in place and havenow been restored to full working order by an enthusiastic band of volunteers.Quoting extensively from original records this book charts the history of thebuilding of the pumping station, its Boulton & Watt engines, the engineers andenginemen who kept them working for 150 years and the painstaking workneeded to restore them to working order. 83 illus, 147p.

Wiltshire Archaeology & Natural History Society, June 2013, 9780947723163, PB,$29.00 Special Price $23.20

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Mattia Preti: Faith and HumanitySandro Debono (Author); Giuseppe Valentino (Author)

2013 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Mattia Preti.This importantoccasion is being marked by an exhibition organized by Heritage Malta and the

Comune of Taverna, where Mattia Preti was born.The exhibition is the final stageof a three year process during which the works of Preti have been studied and

revisited.The exhibition together with the Catalog is the culmination of thisjourney.The Catalog includes 9 papers by leading art scholars and historians,some of whom are publishing for the first time their findings after the recent

studies of Preti’s paintings.The Catalog also includes entries of the 49 art-piecesand artifacts forming part of this unique exhibition.The backbone of this projectis a scientific research project proper concerning Preti’s works in both Tavernaand Malta, particularly the National Museum of Fine Arts, and goes beyond art

historical research to include scientific investigations undertaken jointly byTaverna’s Laboratorio di Restauro Conservazione e Ricerca and Heritage Malta’sConservation Division at Bighi.The scientific investigation carried out on Preti’s

Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria, in particular, yielded unexpectedresults and confirmed the iconographical attributes of the martyr saint lyingunderneath.We hope these results will be the scope for more debate and

discussion for the international academic community to take further. col & b/willus, 304p.

Midsea Books, May 2013, 9789993274360, HB, $79.00 Special Price $63.20

Renaissance WarfareJames Grant (Author); Bob Carruthers (Editor)

This remarkable work features a comprehensive survey ofthe defining events of Renaissance warfare in the British Islesas described by the great Victorian military writer JamesGrant.The modern reader seeking an insight into the eventsfrom the early gunpowder era need look no further thanfurther than this excellent work. Grant’s outstandingscholarship, his extraordinary depth of knowledge and his

masterful text combine to produce a produce an authoritative study on thebattles of the period. Renaissance Warfare collects Grant’s work on thesubject, from the Battle of Flodden in 1513 to the Battle of Newburn Ford in1640.The book contains remarkably detailed accounts of many key battlesfrom the period including the Siege of Leith and Battle of Zutphen to thecapture of Cadiz and the Battle in the Bay of Cezimbra.The historically definingstrategies employed during these battles are explored throughout. Originallypublished as part of the Cassell’s Series British Battles on Land and Sea, thisbook includes the original engravings, and together with Mr. Grant’s period textproduces an absorbing account of the period through Victorian eyes. approx 30b/w engravings & illus, 224p.

Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Military History from Primary Sources, September 2013,9781781592304, PB, $14.95Special Price $11.96