[PDF] The Ivory Disc eBook

Author : Percy James Brebner
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 26,32 MB
Release : 2016-05-17
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ISBN : 9781356844920

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Author : Percy James Brebner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2017-10-24
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ISBN : 9780266674511

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Excerpt from The Ivory Disc Bruce Oliver had the power of detachment, the ability to let his brain lie fallow for a while and absorb uncon sci ously the sights and sounds about him. He had begun with an efiort, now he was a part of the morning, of the beauty and perfume of it, at one with the very pulse of existence, feeling the life in everything, even in the loose stones which his feet trod into the yielding, almost throb bing turf. The heart of a child was in him; he was in touch with that spiritual reality which lies even within things material. The spirit of adventure was his, the hazy, golden distance might hold romance. He was bathed in new vitality, just a healthy animal in touch with Mother Nature, the primitive in him at the surface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Phoebe A. Sheftel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Museum
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1949057186

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Gordion is a paramount site for understanding the culture of central Anatolia over more than 3,000 years, from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period, but is most renowned for its Iron Age horizon, when it was royal capital of the mighty Phrygian kingdom. The hundreds of bone and ivory artifacts excavated at Gordion constitute a highly diverse body of material, and this publication presents one of the largest and most important assemblages of its kind in the Near East. The artifacts give remarkable insight into the tools used in crafts and manufacturing processes, a variety of decorative items, the artistic developments among local craftspeople, as well as indications of trading connections with other regions to the east and west. Ivory was a highly valued material used for decorative pieces in many areas around the eastern Mediterranean. The objects from Gordion are a significant addition to this corpus and illustrate both widely dispersed features common in other contemporary ivory-working centers, as well as the singular motifs and styles that developed in the Phrygian milieu. A unique assemblage of ivory horse trappings from the Early Phrygian Citadel are an important illustration of this cultural confluence. While bone was primarily used for strictly utilitarian objects, there are numerous pieces that show this lowly material could be used for high quality items such as inlays set into the wooden furniture exceptionally attested at Gordion. Even the sheep knuckle bone (astragal), decorated with incised designs and letters, gives a glimpse into the daily life in the community.

Author : Society of Engineers (London, England)
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Page : 386 pages
File Size : 21,51 MB
Release : 1917
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Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1785765930

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BOOK 4 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, BY THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror AN ENEMY UNLIKE ANY OTHER THE GREAT KINGDOM OF EGYPT ON THE BRINK OF RUIN CAN THE ANCIENT MAGE TAITA SAVE HIS HOMELAND, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the failure of the Nile. Taita must find the cause before Egypt is ruined, but he has no idea of the terrible enemy that awaits him: the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle her, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight - since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible . . . Book 4 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 4 in the series, Desert God, is available now. And don't miss Wilbur Smith's return to Egypt in The New Kingdom sequence: The New Kingdom Titans of War Testament All available now.

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Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,13 MB
Release : 1917
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