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for books on ancient glass
FEBRUARY 2010.
A new book on cylinder seals of the Ancient Near East
by Erik K. Rasmussen.
Foreword by Dr. Dominique Collon.
It features full-colour photographs of seals, both at actual size and magnified, from several private collections
Also many seals and seal impressions are shown in black and white.
The book covers the history of cylinder seals with a strong focus on the interpretation of individual seal impressions.
It also covers such issues as re-cutting and forgeries/fakes
Price 50 Euros
Shipping
Europe 8 Euros
Elsewhere Euros 22
Ordering the book can be done by sending an email to Erik at:
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Also, if you haven't seen it yet, our new book, out late last year.
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JUST IN !
18th November 2005
The catalogue for this year's FAIENCE exhibition at the Louvre
From David £35
10% off for members of this website.
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From Nick
19th November
I can highly recommend this book! However, there is one wrongly
attributed piece in there. The necklace on page 70 figure 182 is not
Amarna Period, but Late Period. Museums eh! Tut! Tut!
NOW AVAILABLE ALSO
21st November
For your Egyptian glass and faience enthisiasts I have no obtained copies of SHORTLAND - Vitreous Materials at Amarna, The Production of Glass and Faience in 18th Dynasty Egypt. £44 less 10% to your readers.
Ok..thanks.
Very good book.
Much better for detailed information than the other one on faience "Gifts of the Nile"
Books by members of this website.
- La Cuisine des pharaons
Historia de La Cocina Faraonica
História da Cozinha Faraônica: a Alimentação no Egito Antigo
- Sésostris III et la fin de la XIIe dynastie
by Pierre Tallet
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Available from amazon and elsewhere
Autographed copies can be arranged if you send your copy to
Pierre!
By Franco Magnarini
This volume forms an illustrated catalogue of 430 scarabs, in the author's own collection, which are representative of types manufactured throughout the Pharaonic period. Arranged by design motif, the catalogue presents scarabs decorated with linear patterns, scrolls and spirals, Egyptian signs and symbols, circles and crosses, animals and humans, mythological figures and gods, and those inscribed with the names of pharaohs or mottoes. Each page contains one entry; the scarab is photographed, illustrated and described in Italian and in English. The introduction, which is also presented in English translation, described the use, manufacture and function of Egyptian scarabs. 502p, b/w illus (BAR S1241, 2004)
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Highly recommended.
Available from 
Oxbow Books and many online book sellers.
More about this book
Franco's articles on this website.
Collecting Antiquites : An Introductory Guide
Charles Ede
published by
Hollington books, London.
This is just about the only decent introduction to antiquities collecting there is.
Charles Ede, who died in May 2002 was the doyen of the UK antiquities dealers.
This book was written in 1989. It has text very suitable for a reasonably new collector and a great number of photographs and some maps and drawings as well. 142 pages, and a good index
I have several brand new copies of the last
3rd impression, printed in 1989
These are difficult to get hold of and
when amazon has them they are
very expensive!
£45 plus p&p
ALL SOLD !
If anyone knows a "remainder" bookdealer who has any, let me know ..I will buy all of them!
Early ancient Glass
This is the bible for collectors
of core formed glass.
It's not cheap, but it is a very fine book by David Grose,
who sadly died late in 2004.
Featuring pieces in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Modern Art, this volume documents the artistic, historical and technological evolution of glass. Each entry is accompanied by a photograph and many have scaled profile drawings to further illustrate form, decoration and technique.
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press Inc
ISBN: 093392092X
Format: Hardback
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Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass
David Whitehouse
The last publication by the late Dr. David Whitehouse, previously executive director of The Corning Museum of Glass, features the largest and most varied catalogue of Sasanian glass available in print.
SPECIAL OFFER
10% DISCOUNT
At online bookestores at $65.
ONLY £32
from
Simply say you saw it here!
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Beyond the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire lay the territory of the Sasanians, a dynasty that originated in southern Iran. áBetween the early third and mid-seventh centuries, the Sasanians ruled a vast empire that extended from Mesopotamia to parts of Central Asia. áSome Sasanian glass was similar in form and decoration to Roman production, but other pieces were inspired by a specifically Iranian style.
This catalogue of 72 objects from the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass provides an excellent starting point for studying the glass made in the Sasanian Empire or in the Sasanian style, a key contribution to understanding this often neglected, but important era in glassmaking history.
A Handbook on Beads
W G N van der Sleen
Librairie Halbart
1977-2-87011-008-1
ISBN
This little book covers beads generally, from very ancient times to relatively modern times. 141 pages with some colour ph0tographs and many drawings. There is an index and a good bibliography.
Only £12 plus p&p
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Here is a very inexpensive well illustrated introduction to the early lamps of the Levant (Bronze Age - Iron age)
"Lighting the Way through History" is an article by Varda Sussman in the March/April 1985 issue of BAR.
It has very helpful helpful drawings and many photographs of all the main stages of lamp development.
The back issue will cost you $7.50 plusp&p.
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For pottery of the Hollylands Ruth Amiran's book is probably still the best but it's extremely difficult to get hold of.
However this is a very useful title!
Ancient Pottery of Transjordan
An Introduction Utilizing Published Whole Forms: Late Neolithic Through Late Islamic.
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By Ralph E. Hendrix, Philip R. Drey, and J. Bjørnar Storfjell (In consultation with: Piotr Bienkowski, Joseph A. Greene, Timothy P. Harrison, Larry G. Herr, Nancy Lapp, Gloria London, Burton MacDonald, Gerald L. Mattingly, Mohammad Najjar, Friedbert Ninow, Kay Prag, Paul J. Ray, Jr., R. Thomas Schaub, Robert Schick, Udo Worschech). 1997; 356 pp; glossary; bibliography; index; ISBN 0-9642060-1-3; Wirebound text manual.
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Here is a good list of books about
as provided by David K
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From Dik
4th February 2006
A bibilography for shabti collectors
Aubert, L. - Bulte, J. - Yoyotte, J.
Les statuettes funéraires de la deuxième cachette à Deir El Bahari. Paris, Cybele, 1998. 144 p., 16 pls.
ISBN 2951209207
Aubert, Jacques-F. - Aubert, Liliane
Statuettes égyptiennes: chaouabtis, ouchebtis. Paris, Librairie d’Amerique et d’ Orient, 1974.
Aubert, Jacques-F. - Aubert, Liliane
Statuettes funéraires égyptiennes du département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques
2005, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 16,5 x 24 cm, broché, 192 p., 294 ill. dont 10 en couleurs
ISBN 2-7177-2304-8, Diffusion/distribution : BNF
ARAUJO, L.M.
Estatuetas funerárias Egípcias da XXI dinastia, 1116 P,
Fundaçâo Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 2003 , ISBN: 972-31-1020-2
Bovot, Jean-Luc
Chaouabtis - Catalogues d'exposition. Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2003. 104 p., 60 illustrations en couleur, 60 illustrations en noir et blanc; édition brochée.
ISBN : 2-7118-4607-5
Bovot, Jean-Luc
Les serviteurs funéraires royaux et princiers de l’Ancienne Égypte. , Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2003. 451 p., 16 illustrations en couleur, 640 illustrations en noir et blanc; édition brochée.
ISBN : 2-7118-4564-8
Bovot, Jean-Luc
Chaoutis: Des travailleurs pharaoniqus pour l'eternite
Louvre 2003, 101pp
ISBN : 2-7118-4607-5
CAA,
The series CAA (=Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum), a loose-leaf catalogue, was started some 20 years ago to publish all (!) objects from all (!) museum worldwide. So far some 15 museums have published parts of their objects in this series. It is a very scholarly series, with lots of very detailed information on each object, notes, translations of texts, photographs (usually in b&w) and line drawings.
Chappaz, Jean-Luc,
Les figurines funéraires égyptiennes du musée d’art et d’histoire et de quelques collections privées, 1982
ISBN 2-8306-0004-5
Flinders Petrie, W.M.
Shabtis, Aris & Phillips LTD with Joe L. Malter & Co, 1974
Glenn, James
Shabtis: A Private View. Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes in European Private Collections. Paris, Cybele, 2002. 264 p., colour ills., with CD-ROM (PC only).
ISBN 2951675828
Grenier, Jean-Claude
Les statuettes funeraires de museo Gregoriano Egizo, 1996
Haarlem, W.M. van
Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum. Volume 1-2 - Shabtis.
Loose leave, ISBN 90-71211-17-7
Haynes, Joyce L.
Shabtis (Privately Owned Egyptian Antiquities in , Fasc.1; Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Publications, 7). , Benben Publications, 1983. Paper-loose. ISBN 920168-03-5.
Kenneth A Kitchen
Catalogue of the Egyptian Collection in the ,
It will be a surprise to many that has so extensive a collection of Egyptian antiquities; much of it dates from the 1820s. This catalogue, with parallel text in Portuguese and English, provides full description of the objects with translation of inscriptions, photographs, notes and bibliography. It comprises 55 stelae and reliefs, 8 complete coffins and 11 fragments, 8 votive statuettes, 58 shawabtis, and some 60 other funerary objects and small items. Two vols. in slipcase, 276p, 231p of photos and inscriptions. (Aris and Phillips 1990)
ISBN 0856684929. Hardback.
Liebighaus Museum Alter Plastik
Ägyptische Bildwerke, Band II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte
von Droste zu Hülshoff, Vera / Hofmann, Eva / Schlick - Nolte, Birgit / Seidlmayer, Stephan
Melsungen, Gutenberg, 1993 466 pages with many b/w-illustrations, clothbound with illustrated jacket
ISBN-3-87280-078-7
Naguib, Saphinaz Amal
Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum. . Volume 1 - Funerary Statuettes. am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1985. 16 S., 81 Einzelblätter mit Text, 81 Abbildung(en), 282 Fotos. ISBN 3-8053-0816-7.
Newberry, Percy E.
Funerary Statuettes and Model Sarcophagi
Catalogue general des antiquites Egyptiennes du musee du Caire, No. 46530-48575, 1957
Pumpenmeier, Frauke
Eine Gunstgabe von seiten des Königs. Ein extrasepulkrales Schabtidepot Qen-Amuns in Abydos. (Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens, 19). Heidelberg, Heidelberger Orientverlag, 1998. X + 108 S., 34 Abb., 12 Tafeln mit 49 Photos. ISBN 3927552313
Ratié, Suzanne
Annecy Musée-Chateau Chambéry, Musées d'Art et d'Histoire Aix-les-Bains, Musée archéologique. Collections égyptiennes.
Description: 159 pp., with numerous illus., Réunion des Musées nationaux,, 1984.
Reiser-Haslauer, Elfriede
Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum. Loseblattausgabe, herausgegeben vom Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung, Wien. Lieferung 5 - Uschebti I. Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1990. 12 S., 131 Blätter mit 79 Seiten Text, 323 Fotos, 35 Abbildung(en). ISBN 3-8053-1155-9.
Reiser-Haslauer, Elfriede
Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum. Loseblattausgabe, herausgegeben vom Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung, Wien. Lieferung 8 - Uschebti II. Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1990. 16 S., 135 Blätter mit 91 Seiten Text, 368 Fotos, 55 Strichabbildungen. ISBN 3-8053-1290-3.
Stewart, Harry M.
Egyptian Shabtis. (Shire Egyptology, 23). Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, Shire Books, 1995. 64 p., 52 ills.; pb. ISBN: 0747803013
Schlögl, Hermann A. - Brodbeck, Andreas
Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen der Schweiz (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Series Archeologica, 7). Göttingen, Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 1990. 356 S., 1041 Photos. ISBN 3-7278-0675-3.
Schlögl, Hermann A. – Christa Meves-Schlögl
Uschebti – Arbeiter im Agyptischen Totenreich 1993
Schlögl, Hermann A.
Corpus der Ägyptischen Totenfiguren der öffentlichen Sammlungen Krakaus,
Universitas Iagiellonica, Universitat Freiburg Schweiz, Krakow 2000, ISBN 83-7188-275-0
293 pages (24x33 cm), B/W photographs, 250 vols. Issued.
Schlögl, Hermann A. - Michel Sguaitamatti
Arbeiter des Jenseits.
Ägyptische Totenfiguren (Uschebtis) (1984)
ISBN 3-7228-0675-3 or ISBN 3-525-53657-7
Schneider, Hans D.
Shabtis. An Introduction to the History of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes with a Catalogue of the Collection of Shabtis in the of Antiquities at . 3 volumes, Leiden, 1977.
Speleers, Louis
Les Figurines Funeraires Egyptiennes,
Foundation Universitaire de Belgique, Bruxelles, Les Editions Robert Sand, 1923, 5 p. l.. 188 p. plates.
Mesopotamia
From Aldo
My list of books: (my area of interest is Sumer)
Georges Roux, Ancient Iraq,
Penguin Books, Third Ed., 1992.
This is a classic on the topic. Help to keep certain order in my brain.
Willian W. Hallo and William Kelly Simpson
The Ancient Near East. A History
Harcourt Brace College Publishers, Second Edition, 1998
A good one, in the line of Roux's
Jack M. Sasson (Editor in Chief)
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1995
It is like an Encyclopedia, several volumes
James Mellaart
Earliest Civilizations of the Near East
Thames and Hudson, 1965
This book is for beginners.
John A. Wilson and Thorkild Jacobsen H. and H.A. Frankfort
Before Philosophy: The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man
Penguin Books, 1968
Includes Mesopotamia and Egypt.
J.N. Postgate
Early Mesopotamia. Society and economy at the dawn of history.
Routledge, 1996
It covers every aspect of life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Jean Bottero
Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia
The University of Chicago Press, 2001
I have just two chapters of this book.
Dominique Collon
Ancient Near Eastern Art
British Museum Press, 1995
Samuel Noah Kramer
From the tablets of Sumer
The Falcon's wing Press, 1956
(Everyone mentions Kramer's book)
Denise Schmandt-Besserat
How writing came about.
University of Texas Press, 1996
This book is an abridged version of:
Before writing, Vol. I, From counting to cuneiform,
University of Texas Press, 1992
W.G. Lambert & A.R. Millard
Atra-Hasis. The Babylonian Story of the Flood
Eisenbrauns, 1999
It contains transliterations and translations of the story of the
flood according to several sources: Atra-Hasis, Ras Shamra, Berossus,
and Sumerian.
Herman Vanstiphout
Epics of Sumerian Kings. The Matter of Aratta,
Society of Biblical Literaure, 2003
It contains transliterations and translations of the four poems
conforming the epics about the controversy between the cities of Uruk
and Aratta as to which one is the true favorite of Inana.
Piotr Michalowski
The Lamentation over the destruction of Sumer and Ur
Eisenbrauns, 1989
Transliteration and translation of tablets regarding the destruction
not just of Sumer, but a way of life and Sumerian cosmos (order) due
to an army from the east.
John Gardner and John Maier
Gilgamesh
Vintage Books, 1985
There are several versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh. This book
contains the translation of each tablet, and good notes. It has also a
good Introduction (50 pages).
Rivkah Harris
Gender and aging in Mesopotamia. The Gilgamesh Epic and other ancient
literature
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2003.
I enjoyed this book. It focuses on two basic aspects of ancient
Mesopotamian society: the stages of life and issues of gender and
sexuality.
Betty De Shong Meador
Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart
University of Texas Press, 2000
The author analyses Enheduanna's poems from a Jungian approach.
Although I enjoyed the book, maybe is not what your are looking for.
(Enheduanna was a High Priestess of Inanna, and is the earliest known
author of written literature. She was Sargon's daughter, and her
appointment as High Priestess was a political move)
Neal Walls
Desire, Discord and Death: Approaches to ancient near eastern myth.
American Schools of Oriental Research, 2001
The author analyses three myths: Gilgamesh, The contendings of Horus
and Seth, and Nergal and Ereshkigal from a psychoanalytical approach.
I liked it.
Harvey Weiss (Editor)
The origins of cities in dry-farming Syria and Mesopotamia in the
third millennium B.C.,
Four Quarters Publishing Co., 1986
A more technical book containing eight articles on the topic.
Wayne Horowitz
Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography
Eisenbrauns, 1998
(I am reading it, I like it, but it has much technical stuff that
soemtimes make me to loose the objetive of my reading: Cosmic Geography)
More on literature:
Thorkild Jacobsen
The harps that once…
Yale University Press, 1987
Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth
Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983
(Diane Wolkstein is a folklorist and storyteller. Her contribution is
important to understand Inanna´s stories and hymns)
The list is becoming too long, I prefer to stop here.
There are a many articles published in specialized journals that I
could send you, but I need to know what your specific topics of
interest are. Do you need something related to Mesopotamian mathematic
and science? Medicine? Omens? etc. You can send me an e-mail.
A warning: I have not formal training in literature, history, or any
related topic. You have to take the previous list just as the books
that an amateur have enjoyed in his free time. As I said at the
beginning, maybe you should ask some scholars your specific needs. I
have done it, and several of them have been very kind and provide some
information.
Best regards and good luck in your research,
Aldo
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