Footwear from the Ottoman period / André J. Veldmeijer ; with a chapter by Pamela J. Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veldmeijer, A. J.

Contributor:

Rose, Pamela J.

Series:

Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt) ; pt. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Footwear--Egypt--Ibrīm--History.

Footwear.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811 AD), Qasr Ibrim was one of the most important settlements in Egyptian Nubia. The site has produced an unprecedented wealth of material and due to the - even for Egypt - extraordinary preservation circumstances, includes objects that are made of perishable organic materials, such as wood, leather, and flax.The present volume focuses on one of these groups: footwear that is made from leather and dated to the Ottoman Period. The footwear, recovered during the years that the Egypt Expl

Contents:

pt. 1. Analysis

pt. 2. Catalogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

90-8890-172-4

OCLC:

843642902