Etruscan By Definition

Author : Judith Swaddling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Etruscan by Definition written by Judith Swaddling and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading international scholars cover the theme of the cultural, regional and personal identity of the Etruscans. The text celebrates the originality of the Etruscan character manifest in its richly varied workshop production, and examines some unusual objects and buildings, considering what they tell us of Etruscan life.

Author : Judith Swaddling
Publisher : British Museum Press Occasiona
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Etruscan by Definition written by Judith Swaddling and published by British Museum Press Occasiona. This book was released on 2009 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve papers by leading international scholars on the theme of the cultural, regional and personal identity of the Etruscans. The volume celebrates the originality of the Etruscan character manifest in its richly varied workshop production, and examines some unusual objects and buildings, considering what they tell us of Etruscan life, belief and influences. On a personal note, it considers how the Etruscans themselves wished to be identified and remembered. Two contrasting papers discuss attitudes to the Etruscans in the 18th century and the latest evidence for their origins using DNA studies. The papers were originally presented at a conference in 2006, celebrating the work of the renowned Etruscologist, Sybille Haynes.

Author : Simon K.F. Stoddart
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810863049
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans written by Simon K.F. Stoddart and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Etruscans were the creators of one of the most highly developed cultures of the pre-Roman Era. Having, at one time, control over a significant part of the Mediterranean, the Etruscans laid the foundation of the city of Rome. They had their own language, which has never been totally decoded, and their art influenced such artists as Michelangelo. While the Etruscans were eventually conquered by the Romans, they left a rich culture behind. The Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans relates the history of this culture, focusing on aspects of their material culture and art history. A chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, appendix of museums and research institutes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions provide an entry into a comparative study of the Etruscans.

Author : Jean MacIntosh Turfa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139536400
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divining the Etruscan World written by Jean MacIntosh Turfa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar is a rare document of omens foretold by thunder. It long lay hidden, embedded in a Greek translation within a Byzantine treatise from the age of Justinian. The first complete English translation of the Brontoscopic Calendar, this book provides an understanding of Etruscan Iron Age society as revealed through the ancient text, especially the Etruscans' concerns regarding the environment, food, health and disease. Jean MacIntosh Turfa also analyzes the ancient Near Eastern sources of the Calendar and the subjects of its predictions, thereby creating a picture of the complexity of Etruscan society reaching back before the advent of writing and the recording of the calendar.

Author : Nancy Thomson de Grummond
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292782330
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Religion of the Etruscans written by Nancy Thomson de Grummond and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devotion to religion was the distinguishing characteristic of the Etruscan people, the most powerful civilization of Italy in the Archaic period. From a very early date, Etruscan religion spread its influence into Roman society, especially with the practice of divination. The Etruscan priest Spurinna, to give a well-known example, warned Caesar to beware the Ides of March. Yet despite the importance of religion in Etruscan life, there are relatively few modern comprehensive studies of Etruscan religion, and none in English. This volume seeks to fill that deficiency by bringing together essays by leading scholars that collectively provide a state-of-the-art overview of religion in ancient Etruria. The eight essays in this book cover all of the most important topics in Etruscan religion, including the Etruscan pantheon and the roles of the gods, the roles of priests and divinatory practices, votive rituals, liturgical literature, sacred spaces and temples, and burial and the afterlife. In addition to the essays, the book contains valuable supporting materials, including the first English translation of an Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar (which guided priests in making divinations), Greek and Latin sources about Etruscan religion (in the original language and English translation), and a glossary. Nearly 150 black and white photographs and drawings illustrate surviving Etruscan artifacts and inscriptions, as well as temple floor plans and reconstructions.

Author : Christopher Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199547912
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Etruscans written by Christopher Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between c. 900-400 BC the Etruscans were the innovative, powerful, wealthy, and sophisticated elite of Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art."

Author : Giovanni Caselli
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527584755
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Etruria and the Origins of the Etruscans written by Giovanni Caselli and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a contribution to Etruscan archaeology stemming from the belief that, because of the lack of written records, the historian and the archaeologist must step in to become shrewd detectives and inspect the scene of the crime to obtain evidence of the facts. It looks minutely at the material evidence on the ground during the day and at night, displaying graphically the evidence and showing the reader the resulting facts and possible new interpretations. Breaking the bounds of common place perceptions, it presents an entirely fresh image of Etruria that has been overlooked, one deeply rooted in the land and natural environment.

Author : Harold Bayley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaic England written by Harold Bayley and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sybille Haynes
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892366002
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Etruscan Civilization written by Sybille Haynes and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilization, from its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C., combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh insights into the role of women in Etruscan society. In addition, the Etruscans are contrasted to the Greeks, whom they often emulated, and to the Romans, who at once admired and disdained them. The result is a compelling and complete picture of a people and a culture. This in-depth examination of Etruria examines how differing access to mineral wealth, trade routes, and agricultural land led to distinct regional variations. Heavily illustrated with ancient Etruscan art and cultural objects, the text is organized both chronologically and thematically, interweaving archaeological evidence, analysis of social structure, descriptions of trade and burial customs, and an examination of pottery and works of art.

Author : Jessica Nowlin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004473289
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Etruscan Orientalization written by Jessica Nowlin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Etruscan Orientalization outlines the modern influences of orientalism, nationalism, and colonialism in the terms ‘orientalizing’ and ‘orientalization’ to reconsider their use in describing Mediterranean connectivity in the eighth and seventh centuries BCE.