Dickinson, OliverMareMagnum
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2007Very faint shelfwear. ; Following Oliver Dickinson’s successful The Aegean Bronze Age, this textbook is a synthesis of the period between the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization in the thirteenth and twelfth centuries BC, and the rise of the Greek civilization in the eighth century BC. With chapter bibliographies, distribution maps and illustrations, Dickinson’s detailed examination of material and archaeological evidence argues that many characteristics of Ancient Greece developed in the Dark Ages. He also includes up-to-date coverage of the 'Homeric question'. This highly informative text focuses on: the reasons for the Bronze Age collapse which brought about the Dark Ages the processes that enabled Greece to emerge from the Dark Ages the degree of continuity from the Dark Ages to later times. ; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 320 pages
1970Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Large 8vo. 281pp, illustrated. Looks at the The Myth of Theseus and the reception of the myth from Bronze Age Greece to the Medieval era. ; Large 8vo; 281 pages
1967Very light shelfwear to book. DJ has a couple of small tears. DJ is price-clipped. Newspaper obituary of Mylonas tipped in. ; Xvi, 252pp, illustrated, + plates with 153 b+w illustrations. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 252 pages
1984Minor shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 0.6 inches; 128 pages
1964Minor pencil underlining to a few pages. Scholar's bookplate to ffep (Jenifer Neils). DJ has edgewear with chipping and a few small tears and some rubbing. ; A modern authoritative reconstruction of the Aegean . Which - spans 5 1/2 milleniums of tentative starts and achievements and distasters. From the first sparse neolithic village to the fall of the Mycenean palace-town in the 13th. C. B. C.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 428 pages
1976Yellowing to wraps. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 201pp, illustrated.; 201 pages
1991Minor shelfwear. Scholar's bookplate to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 66 Photographs, 67 Line Drawings, 4 Maps and 3 tables. Examines the literary and archaeological evidence of the Mycenaean civilization until their decline after the invasion of the Doric tribes in 1300 BC. ; Ancient Peoples and Places; 180 pages
1897Chipping to spine ends. 1 blank front endpaper torn out. Solid book. ; Reprint of the 1897 ed. xxxi, 417pp, illustrated, + 22pls.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 417 pages
1990Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). Else book is fine. DJ has very faint shelfwear. ; 11.3 X 8.8 X 1.0 inches; 304 pages
1981book has minor shelfwear. Gift inscription to ffep. Small sticker stain to ffep. DJ has minor edgewear with small tears and creasing. ; With 504 Illustrations, 60 in colour. Looks at various types of art (architecture and painting, metalwork, weapons, stone vessels, pottery, engraving, jewelry and ornament, ivory, bone, and wood, sculpture) ; 316 pages
1970Else book has minor shelfwear. DJ has 1 tear and light chipping. ; Xvi, 232pp, illustrated. ; 232 pages
1991Dustjacket spine is slightly sunned. Very Minor Shelfwear. Gift inscription to titlepage by author to Jenifer Neils in pen. ; 9.5 X 7.7 X 1.6 inches; 508 pages; Signed by Author
2009Very light shelfwear else fine. ; The Routledge History of the Ancient World; 377 pages; Richly illustrated and with new information which gives access to the latest scholarship on the subject, Greece in the Making, 1200–479 BC shows how to write a history of this period, and the insights that can be gained by doing so. The latest volume in The Routledge History of the Ancient World series, presents a successful history of Greece in a field that is dependent on stories the Greeks told about their past. Robin Osborne goes beyond tradition and explores the literature, art and archaeology of the period. As an introduction to Greek history, and as a resource for degree course studies, Greece in the Making, 1200–479 BC is an essential read for all students of classical studies and those interested in the fascinating history of Greece.
1972Minor rubbing to wraps with a bit of colour loss. Rear wrap yellowed. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 388 pages; When it first appeared in 1962, The Palaces of Crete radically modified the conception of the palace of King Minos and of other Minoan palaces, villas, and houses of the late Bronze age. A standard text since its publication, the work has now been significantly revises, especially as regards the Palace at Zakros and the West Annex (unexplored mansion) at Knossos. Thirteen new illustrations have been added. Prefaced with an account of the island's geography, history, and culture in antiquity, the book is not only invaluable for the student but for the tourist looking for a guide to the sites. ---
1986Faint staining to front board. Author's gift inscription to Jenifer Neils on ffep. ; 162 pages; Signed by Author
Minor yellowing to rear wrap. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 38 pl. No date. Likely 1973 or 1974 ; 122 pages
1968Creasing to lower corners of wraps and spine. Minor shelfwear. ; 30 pl. ; 128 pages
Minor creasing to spine. Yellowing to rear wrap. ; 78 pages
1996Front inner hinge torn but very solid, else Fine. Light edgewear to DJ now in plastic sleeve. ; 240pp, profusely illustrated. Cloaked in mystery for the past 50 years, the legendary Gold of Troy is now on display at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. This handsome volume, the official catalog of the Pushkin exhibition, tells the compelling tale of these ancient artifacts and how they were discovered by the wealthy German businessman Heinrich Schliemann. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 240 pages
1992Minor shelfwear. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. ; English Heritage; 9.5 X 7.2 X 0.6 inches; 144 pages
1997Faint Foxing to textblock. ; Cardiff Studies in Archaeology. Oxbow Monograph 74; 11.6 X 8.2 X 0.7 inches; 200 pages
2006Very faint edgewear to front corners of wraps ; Winner of the 2006 SAA Book Award Beginning with state formation and urbanization in the Near East c. 3000 BC and ending in Central and Northern Europe c. 1000-500 BC, the Bronze Age marks an heroic age of travels and transformations throughout Europe. Kristian Kristiansen and Thomas Larsson reconstruct the travel and transmission of knowledge that took place between the Near East, the Mediterranean and Europe. They explore how religious, political and social conceptions of Bronze Age people were informed by long-distance connections and alliances between local elites. ; 9.5 X 7.5 X 1.2 inches; 464 pages
2001Minor shelfwear. Creasing to a couple of corners of wraps. ; English Heritage; 10.7 X 8.6 X 0.6 inches; 175 pages
2003Very Minor shelfwear. Very faint foxing. ; This well-illustrated examination of the Neolithic as well as the Bronze Age takes a look at the 4,000 years of British prehistory, including an investigation of the ways in which archeologists interpret the challenging, tantalizing evidence discovered from this period, and their arguments and theories. ; English Heritage Series; 9.8 X 7.4 X 0.5 inches; 144 pages
2008Very Minor shelfwear. ; Shire Archaeology; 8.3 X 5.9 X 0.2 inches; 64 pages