James henry breasted foreword (2 risultati)

Grey Cloth. Condizione: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. Revised Edition. Grubby Boards.Please Email for further details Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Illustrated (illustratore). Signed By a "J. Cullen" in Pen.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. First edition Ex Library. Large Quarto. xxii, 283 (1)pp., 8 plates, 5 in color, 2 maps; viii (i), (1) 134pp. Half brown cloth over orange cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Color frontispieces. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications VI and VII: Researches in Anatolia, volumes II and III. In-depth account of the 1927 season of the excavations of the ancient Near Eastern city of Alishar Hüyük. Volume I is beautifully illustrated with six color offset reproductions of jars, bowls, and pitchers, three b/w photographs of artifacts and the excavation grounds, two foldout maps of the excavation sites, and numerous in-text b/w photographs, drawings, maps, plans and tables. Volume two with numerous b/w photographs of artifacts and the excavation site, and drawings. "In the early twentieth century, the plans of the Oriental Institute for the investigation of Hittite civilization involved three distinct lines of research: (1) exploration, (2) survey, and (3) excavation. The explorations project, as laid out by von der Osten, comprised a large region in north central Turkey just east of Ankara. In carrying out these explorations, von der Osten laid down on his maps some three hundred new sites, varying from large to small, most of them entirely unknown to scholars heretofore. [the] second part of the report on the Oriental Institute's excavations at Alishar Hüyük in 1927. During 1927 the excavators cataloged and registered about 3,300 objects, the majority of which were pots or potsherds. All the important small objects are enumerated here, though not all illustrated. Only typical specimens of the more common objects are listed and pictured." (Oriental Institute). Text in English with some Arabic passages. Usual library markings, barcodes, stickers, library bookplates, pockets and index cards, stamps. Light staining at lower front cover of volume two. Else in near fine condition. …