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The Illustrated Guide to the Luxor Museum of Ancient Art and the Nubia Museum of Aswan

With the Luxor Mummification Museum and the Kom Ombo Crocodile Museum
Janice Kamrin
$29.95
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Flexicover,  Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9789774163449ISBN10: 9774163443 A full-color guide to the most spectacular museums of Upper Egypt.
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Living with Myths

The Imagery of Roman Sarcophagi
Paul Zanker, Bjorn C. Ewald, Julia Slater
$299.00
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Hardback,  Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199228690ISBN10: 0199228698 Offers the most comprehensive, interpretative introduction to Roman funerary art available

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Ancient Rome as a Museum

Power, Identity, and the Culture of Collecting
Steven Rutledge
$135.00
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Hardback,  Jun 2012 ISBN13: 9780199573233ISBN10: 0199573239 Considers in detail how cultural objects from across the Roman Empire constructed, reflected, and challenged a specific Roman identity.

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Painted Caves

Palaeolithic Rock Art in Western Europe
Andrew J. Lawson
$180.00
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Hardback,  Jun 2012 ISBN13: 9780199698226ISBN10: 0199698228 Comprehensive and detailed description of the important sites in Western Europe
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Aniconism in Greek Antiquity

Milette Gaifman
$185.00
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Hardback,  Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199645787ISBN10: 0199645787 The first English volume dedicated specifically to the topic of aniconism in Greek antiquity since 1903

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Medusa's Gaze

The Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farnese
Marina Belozerskaya
$24.95
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Hardback,  Sep 2012 ISBN13: 9780199739318ISBN10: 0199739315 A full-length account of the Tazza Farnese's journey through history, including the full story of its near destruction in a Naples museum

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Technologies of Enchantment?

Exploring Celtic Art: 400 BC to AD 100
Duncan Garrow, Chris Gosden
$150.00
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Hardback,  Oct 2012 ISBN13: 9780199548064ISBN10: 0199548064 Locates Celtic art in its historical and archaeological context
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The most exotic blooms

cover Orchids are widely collected, often temperamental and always admired. However, even those those who cultivate and appreciate them find them a mystery. Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part One) provide in depth information and understanding of these beautiful blooms.