This illustrated work draws upon a range of evidence to offer a picture of everyday life in Ancient Egypt. It recreates the life of the Ancient Egyptians - farmers, fishermen, hunters, artisans, builders, priests, scribes and others - from conception and birth to death and burial.
The Cheyennes, Arapahos, Crows, Blackfoot, and Sioux are among the many tribes of the Great Plains of North America. This magnificent volume, filled with Bancroft-Hunt's evocative text and Forman's spectacular photography, presents a vivid image of these remarkable civilizations. 112 color photographs.
Documents the treasures and ancient arts of pharaonic Egypt, with many of the underlying principles of past aromatherapy techniques still striking a chord today. Exquisite containers are pictured alongside recipes for scents most prized by the elite. Also included are details of fragrant remedies and the origins of aromatherapy, as well as a chapter on the art of ancient Egyptian cosmetics. All the objects in this volume were photographed from private collections and museums in 11 cities around the world.
Surveys the histories of the tribes of West Africa and their transformation into the great trading empires south of the Sahara, identifying fundamental attitudes and common beliefs
One of the most illustrious and creative eras in China's history, the Tang dynasty flourished for almost three centuries, from AD 618 to 906. The conquest of much of Central Asia and Korea, followed by a period of peace and prosperity, produced a highly cosmopolitan empire: philosophy and customs became more sophisticated, an efficient administrative system developed, printing appeared for the first time, and the arts flourished.In Tang China, Edmund Capon provides an exciting and authoritative insight into the traditions, art and beliefs of this great civilization.
This intriguing portrait of an alien world captures the varying moods of medieval Japan, the way of the samurai.
London. 1972. Hamlyn. 32x25. 157p.
The Indians of the Pacific Northwest
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Cultuurgeschiedenis van de Vikingen, met nadruk op hun religie.
Die anerkannte Übersetzung von Max Henning wird ergänzt durch eine Einleitung und Anmerkungen der renommierten Islamwissenschaftlerin Annemarie Schimmel.
Die Kelten, eine Volk, das uns meist aus Mythen bekannt ist. Dieses spannende Sachbuch beschreibt nicht nur Ursprung, Aufstieg, Expansion und Niedergang der keltischen Kultur, die in den 500 Jahren vor Christus die wichtigste Macht in Mitteleuropa darstellte, sondern liefert zudem ein lebendiges Bild des Alltagslebens dieses Volkes, vom Weinhandel bis zum Münzwesen.
Echoes of the Ancient World SeriesContents:PrefaceThe land of Thule: pre-Viking ScandinaviaThe dragon ships: the great age of Viking expansionHammer and cross: the coming of the new religionThe great void: creation and doom in the Viking cosmologyOdin, the all-father: lord of the gallows and lord of the slainStorm and harvest: Thor, Frey, Freyja: gods of the earth and skyLoki and Baldur: the father of lies and the shining godChoosers of the slain: Valkyries and the spirits of the otherworldThe way to Hel: death and its after-lifeSacred stones: Norsemen at worshipThe heroic ethic: the legend of Sigurd and the code of the warrior.
Das Kulturerbe Westafrikas
Die Welt der Ritter im alten Japan
Aan de hand van archeologische vondsten wordt een beeld gegeven van het dagelijks leven van de Kelten.
Die Erben Tanes
Bild-Text-Band zur Geschichte und Kultur der Maori auf Neuseeland vor der europäischen Einwanderung im 19. Jahrhundert.
i Eremitagen, Leningrad
Im Land der tausend Tempel
Das Volk des Nordens
durchg. farb. Abb., geogr. Reg., Glossar, Bibliogr., Orts- u. Begriffsreg.
Bild-Text-Band zur Geschichte und Kultur der Maori auf Neuseeland vor der europäischen Einwanderung im 19. Jahrhundert
Auf der Fährte der Büffel
Aus tschechoslowakischen Sammlungen
Autor pútavo opisuje rozmach a úpadok Andalúzie – rozpráva o všednom živote Maurov i o ich pozoruhodných znalostiach a poznatkoch z oblasti astronómie, matematiky, medicíny, filozofie, poézie a staviteľstva, ktorými ďaleko predstihli vtedajšiu Európu. Už vtedy Mauri položili základy moderne chápaného vzdelávania a vedy.
