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Ancient mesopotamian materials and industries : the archaeological evidence / P.R.S. Moorey.
Loaned to Another Library DS69.5 .M66 1994
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moorey, P. R. S. (Peter Roger Stuart), 1937-2004.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artisans.
- History.
- Handicraft.
- Iraq--Antiquities.
- Iraq.
- Antiquities.
- Handicraft--Iraq--History.
- Artisans--Iraq--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- This is the first systematic attempt to survey in detail the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia (c. 8000-300 BC). P.R.S. Moorey reviews briefly the textual evidence, and goes on to examine in detail a wide range of crafts and materials: stones, both common and ornamental, animal products, ceramics, glazed materials and glass, metals, and building materials. With a comprehensive bibliography, this generously illustrated volume will be a key work of reference for archaeologists and those interested in the early history of crafts and technology, as well as for specialists in the ancient Near East.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-405) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198149212
- OCLC:
- 29255664
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