D and a M Griffiths (7 results)

Condition: Good. 1955. no. 127 pages. Paperback book with plain cover. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has slight edge wear with minor marks and slight creases.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 127 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.). Schnitt und Einband sind etwas staubschmutzig; Einbandkanten sind leicht bestossen; der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 140. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated laminated boards, 250 x 190 mm approx. Illustrated end papers, 92 pp. Short stories by various authors with picture to colour and things to make. Stories include The Lonely Snowman, Pip and the Pink Puppy, Pixie Brown's Buttons, Mrs Bunny's Easter Bonnet etc. all illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell. 1953 Annual [1952]. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book- colour rubbed to spine edges with laminate peeling, mild shelf soiling, ink gift insc. to top margin of free front end paper, picture to colour p 49 duly coloured in, "this book belongs to" page remains blank.Contents otherwise clean and binding sound with no other notable defects). MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2012 Cambridge University Press hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1994 Brill hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Contents: 1. 'Egypt and the Rise of the Synagogue' by J. G. Griffiths; 2. 'Synagogues in Pre-70 Palestine: A Re-assessment' by L. L. Grabbe; 3. 'Palestinian Synagogues before 70 C.E.: A Review of the Evidence' by P. V. M. Flesher; 4. 'Babylonian Synagogues with Historical Associations' by A. Oppenheimer; 5. 'The Stratigraphic Chronology of the Galilean Synagogue from the Early Roman Period Through the Early Byzantine Period (ca. 420 C.E.)' by D. E. Groh; 6. 'On the Source of the Architectural Design of the Ancient Synagogues in the Galilee: A New Appraisal' by Y. Tsafrir; 7. 'Dating Synagogues with a 'Basilical' Plan and an Apse' by G. Foerster; 8. 'The Diaspora Synagogue: Archaeological and Epigraphic Evidence since Sukenik' by A. T. Kraabel; 9. 'Architectural Plans of Synagogues in the Southern Judean Hills and the 'Halakah'' by D. Amit; 10. 'The Synagogue of Horvat Sumaqa, 1983-1993' by S. Dar and Y. Mintzker; 11. 'Ancient Synagogues in the Eastern Lower Galilee' by Z. Gal; 12. 'Early Photographs of Galilean Synagogues' by D. Urman; 13. 'The Communal Functions of the Synagogue in the Land of Israel in the Rabbinic Period' by Z. Safrai; 14. 'Synagogues as 'Houses of Prayer' and 'Holy Places' in the Jewish Communities of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt' by A. Kasher; 15. 'Synagogues in Babylonia in the Talmudic Period' by I. Gafni; 16. 'The House of Assembly and the House of Study: Are they One and the Same?' by D. Urman; 17. 'The Synagogue and Study House at Meroth' by Z. Ilan; 18. 'The Synagogue and the miqweh in Eretz-Israel in the Second-Temple, Mishnaic, and Talmudic Periods' by R. Reich; 19. 'Art of the Ancient Synagogues in Israel' by A. Ovadiah; 20. 'Vicarious Sacrality: Temple Space in Ancient Synagogues' by J. R. Branham; 21. 'Rereading the Reredos: David, Orpheus, and Messianism in the Dura Europos Synagogue' by P. V. M. Flesher; 22. 'The Mosaic Workshop of Gaza in Christian Antiquity' by A. Ovadiah; 23. 'Public Structures and Jewish Communities in the Golan Heights' by Dan Urman.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1999 English Heritage large format paperback edition. Some reading wear else good condition. From the cover: Professor W F Grimes excavated the site between 1952 and 1954 on behalf of the Roman and Mediaeval London Excavation Council in advance of post-war development in the City of London. The aim was to obtain information about the Walbrook valley, and the discovery of a well preserved Roman building was unexpected. This report provides a full record of the stratigraphic and structural evidence from the site, a catalogue of the finds, and a discussion of the evidence from the Walbrook valley at the Bucklesbury House site, including the temple. Contents: 1 RMLEC Bucklersbury House excavations 1952-4 redevelopment site aims of the excavation cutting locations. Cutting A Cutting B The Cutting C complex Cutting D Cutting F Cuttings D, E and G excavation and recording techniques preparation of this report 2 'There's a fascination frantic in a ruin that's romantic': the Mithras affair, September and October 1954 Prologue Government intervenes Mithras fever sweeps the nation Meanwhile, in Whitehall Letters to the Editor - and the Prime Minister final decision 3 Period 1: The archaeology of the Walbrook valley up to c AD 240-50 The pre-temple groups The west bank up to c AD 240-50 Cuttings AA and AB Cuttings BA and BB Cutting F The east bank up to c AD 240-50 The Cutting C complex (CA, CB and CD) 4 Period 2: The archaeology of the temple and the Walbrook valley from c AD 240-50 temple groups and phases west bank from c AD 240-50 Cuttings AA and AB Cutting BB Cutting F temple on the east bank from c AD 240-50 Cuttings CA, CB, CD and CE Modern disturbance of the temple pre-temple topography: the surface of Group VII deposits in Cuttings CA, CB and CD construction of the temple Phase I temple: the design of the temple in its original form Walbrook Temple of Mithras: Phase I (Group VIII) internal sequence of the Phase I temple: nave floors 1-9 Phase I temple: internal details Phase II temple Phase IIa temple Phase IIb temple Phase III temple Phase IV temple narthex end of the temple 5 The finds evidence Introduction Object identification numbers The coins by J Hall and R Merrifield Period 1 coins: Groups IV, VII and XII pre-dating the temple, coins 1-4 Period 2 coins: Groups VIII, IX and X from the temple, coins 5-27 Period 2 coins: Groups XIV and XV contemporary with the temple on the west bank of the Walbrook, coins 28-31 Coin catalogue The pottery: general discussion by J Groves Previous work Subsequent work The final report The illustrations General summary and discussion Pottery codes and expansions The samian by J Bird General summary and discussion Acknowledgments Samian codes The sculptures: general note by J Hall The stable isotope analysis of the marble sculptures by K Matthews and S Bowman Comments on the isotopic analysis of the sculptures by S Walker The small objects by A Wardle General summary and discussion The finds catalogue Period 1 finds Period 2 finds 6 The environmental evidence The animal bones by S Macready and J Sidell Introduction Bones related to temple use The animals The birds Report on soil sample associated with waterlogged piles and stakes by I W Cornwall Examination of peat samples by Elizabeth M Knox 7 Conclusions: the Walbrook and the temple in context The natural Walbrook valley Occupation in the valley at Bucklersbury House The siting and construction of the temple Roman Mithraism Mithraea and Mithraic liturgy The temple as a mithraeum The end of Mithraism at Walbrook 4th Century Last years 1: The temple as a bacchium or sacarium in the fourth century by Martin Henig 2: A Mithraic interpretation for the silver casket and strainer by Ralph Merrifield 3: New reconstructions of the third-century Mithraeum and the fourth-century bacchium or sacarium by Trevor Brigham 4: Context locations and descriptions 5: Animal bone data Index by Susan Vaughan.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Tall 4to. in blue faux cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, 155pp on stiff paper, numerous photo and line illustrations in text, bibliography, etc. Text mainly in French, 'Compositional Analysis of Painted Decoration' is in English . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] . . . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…