Rosen Robert Foreword (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Printing.

paperback. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo in dark blue cloth with black, paper-covered boards. B&W photographs. Near fine condition. 263 pages. #302727.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Phoenix, Arizona: Falcon Press, 1985. A FINE Unread copy (see scan). Second Edition Revised/Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Copious Line Drawings. 8vo size - over 8¼" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 352 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white: 24 tables, 324 figures (134 in colour), 49 plates (b/w). This book analyses archaeological finds retrieved from the Akko marina and its surroundings. Analysis of structures and installations casts light on the harbour's building and destruction cycles; for example, a 15th century wooden mole has been discovered, indicating previously unknown activity in that period. Hellenistic to late Ottoman period ceramics reveal the city's international connections and commerce. Glass artifacts and raw glass finds shed light on the famous local glass industry. Shipwrecks, anchors, rigging devices and cargoes starting from the Late Bronze Age tell us about shipbuilding and commercial ties. A unique 13th century hoard of gold florins reveals the last days of Crusader Akko as described in historical documents. Fishing gear indicates fishing activity and weapons and ammunitions provide a glimpse of the conflicts and battles in Akko and its role in local and world history. Numismatic, epigraphic, cartographic and photographic evidence of activity from the Hellenistic period onward depicts the harbour and associated facilities, including ancient and modern lighthouses, breakwaters, and other structures.…