Egypt 1350 BC to AD 1800

Art Historical and Archeological Studies for Gawdat Gabra

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This tribute by a baker’s dozen of women to the esteemed Coptologist Gawdat Gabra comprises articles dealing with subjects reflecting his scholarly interests in the art and archaeology of Egypt which span more than three millennia. Following on Martin Krause’s …

Die Baugeschichte der Sophienkirche in Sofia

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The unique architecture of the Hagia Sophia Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, gives it a prominent role not only in the history of the city, which assumed the name of the church, but also in the architectural history of the Balkan …

Die illuminierten Handschriften italienischer Herkunft in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek

Teil 1: Vom 10. bis zur Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts

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The illuminated manuscripts from Italy which are held in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München date from the pre-Carolingian period up to the 16th century. The oldest codices have already been described in the catalogue of illuminated pre-Carolingian and Carolingian manuscripts (Katharina …

Die Ehrenbögen in Pompeji

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Fünf Bogenbauten zieren als Ehrenmonumente zentral gelegene Plätze Pompejis. Seit langem sind sie bekannt und finden sich auch in Rekonstruktionsdarstellungen der vergangenen zwei Jahrhunderte mehrfach und oft phantasievoll in Szene gesetzt. Ihr Baubestand wurde bis heute noch nicht näher untersucht. …

Das »Nibelungenlied« und »Das Buch des Dede Korkut« – Sprachwissenschaftliche Aspekte

Beiträge zum ersten interkulturellen Symposion in Baku, Aserbaidschan, 2009

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This volume of conference proceedings brings the “Kitab Dede Korkut” into the spotlight of intercultural comparative studies of medieval heroic epic poetry. The oldest and only complete manuscript version of this pre-Osman epic is preserved in the Saxon State Library …

Lessico Etimologico Italiano Lfg. D 4

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Lessico Etimologico Italiano Lfg. E 1

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»Gott liebt das Handwerk«

Moral, Identität und religiöse Legitimierung in der mittelasiatischen Handwerks-risala

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The present book is the first large-scale research on the Central Asian crafts’ risala, a pre-Soviet code of conduct, and describes the crafts spiritual and social roots by drawing on oral and written sources.

The Persian language in history

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Fourteen papers on a diversity of themes relating to the grammar and the vocabulary of Persian, Middle Persian texts, non-standard and early varieties of Persian, and dialects of Iran. Editions of so far unpublished texts are also included. Contributions by …

The City of the three Mosques: Ávila and its Muslims in the Middle Ages

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This book troubles the traditional treatment of Muslims living under Christian rule in Iberia, traditionally dubbed “Mudejars,” as marginal in both medieval Christian and Muslim society. Focusing on Avila, for which uniquely complete records exist for the Muslim community from …