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| 978-1-4632-0105-0 | Lund, Cajsa S. Music Archaeology in Scandinavia, 1800-1990
Lund describes the development of Scandinavian music history from 1797 with the first discovery of lurs in Denmark to the modern discipline as it is established in research during the 19th and 20th centuries. Systematic orientation came in the 1970s. More... | $25.25 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0104-3 | Kolltveit, Gjermund. Studies of Ancient Nordic Music, 1915-1940
The pioneers who contributed towards the formative period of Scandinavian musicology (ca. 1915-1940) were highly interested in ancient music. Kolltveit describes approaches by pioneers Hammerich, Panum, Andersson, Norlind, Leden and Tveitt in their cultural, political, and academic contexts. More... | $25.25 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0103-6 | Lawson, Graeme. Antiquarians, Archaeologists and Music in Nineteenth Century London
Proceedings from the British Archaeological Association contain music studies from 150 years ago. Lawson raises a historiographical concern for these early discussions, as many of the authors are forgotten. More... | $24.80 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0102-9 | Both, Arnd Adje. Music-Archaeological Research on Pre-Columbian Music Cultures 1880-1920
This paper contains an overview of Pre-Columbian music research between 1880 and 1920. Figures and the interdisciplinary direction of the research movement are discussed in detail. Many of these early studies remain ignored, which is a concern for music historiography. More... | $25.10 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0101-2 | Hickmann, Ellen. From Music Archaeology to Historiography
Hickmann describes a 17th century work by Guaman Poma chronicling the first period of the Conquista. Details from this book are comparable to archaeological finds of musical instruments that have since disappeared. The author provides illustrations of ancient Andean instruments. More... | $24.50 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0100-5 | Franklin, John C. Remembering Music in Early Greece
The focus of this paper is how Ancient Greeks preserved information about their musical history, highlighting oral/aural tradition and the transition to literacy when inscriptions could capture information in roughly datable contexts. Music history sources and motives are also examined. More... | $26.75 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0099-2 | Brock, Sebastian. Jacob of Serugh
Brock provides an indispensable bibliographic resource for Jacob of Serugh scholarship. This guide lists Jacob's mimre by biblical passage and liturgical events, uplifted saints and topics, other works including prose and letters, and recommended secondary sources for further study. More... | $24.50 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0098-5 | Van Rompay, Lucas. Humanity's Sin in Paradise
Van Rompay discusses Jacob of Sarug's understanding of sin by interweaving a conversation with 4th century Ephrem's influence and Jacob's late 5th century contemporary thinker, Narsai. Critical to this discussion is their assumption of Adam's created capacities. More... | $23.45 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0097-8 | Shemunkasho, Aho. Jacob of Serugh and His Influence on John of Dara as Exemplified by the Use of Two Verse-Homilies
Some of John of Dara's 9th century treatises survive in Codex 356 in Mardin, in which Jacob of Serugh is called "Jacob of Batnan", "Jacob", and titles of respect. This article describes Jacob's significant influence, comparing two-verse homilies in detail. More... | $25.85 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0096-1 | Mathews, Jr., Edward G. Jacob of Serugh, Homily on Good Friday and Other Armenian Treasures
Jacob of Serugh's Armenian version of "Homily on Good Friday" is most likely from the reign of Gregory III Pahlawuni (1113-1166 AD). Mathews provides its transcription, commenting that scholarship is widely unaware of Jacob of Serugh's existing works in Armenian. More... | $24.95 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0095-4 | Harvey, Susan Ashbrook. To Whom Did Jacob Preach?
The long career of Jacob of Serugh provides insights into Scripture and tradition expected by homilies as well as information about his audience. In this publication, Harvey discusses Jacob of Serugh's concern for congregations to balance lifestyle and devotional obligations. More... | $23.15 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0094-7 | Harrak, Amir. The Syriac Orthodox Celebration of the Eucharist in Light of Jacob of Serugh's Mimro 95
Jacob of Serugh's "Mimro 95" details the significance of the Eucharist and spiritual benefit for participants. Harrak divides verses of this commentary in order to relate stages of liturgy within the Pre-Anaphoric and Anaphoric services of 6th century Syriac worship. More... | $24.05 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0093-0 | Griffith, Sydney H. Mar Jacob of Serugh on Monks and Monasticism
Griffith discusses "On the Singles", mimre by Mar Jacob of Serugh, for their reflections of Syrian monastic development. Following a biography and detailed literary analysis, Griffith examines the broader context of regional monastic literature for Mar Jacob's possible influences. More... | $23.45 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0092-3 | Dinno, Khalid. Jacob of Serugh, the Man Behind the Mimre
Credited by Dinno as the epitome of Syriac spiritual heritage, Mor Jacob of Serugh interpreted the physical world with the hidden realities of God. A prominent theme in Mor Jacob's mimre is the economy of salvation. More... | $23.45 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0091-6 | Bcheiry, Iskandar. Repentance and Fasting from an Ascetical Perspective
Saints Jacob of Serugh and Severus of Antioch provided monastic interpretations for Syriac Orthodoxy. Bcheiry highlights St. Jacob's exegesis of Jonah as a spiritual struggle with ascetic appearances. St. Severus address the movement from self-deial to purity in his Lenten homilies. More... | $24.65 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0090-9 | Duval, M. Inscriptions Syriaques de Salamas, en Perse
This publication presents the transcription and translation of eight Syriac inscriptions from the Persian region of Salamas found in ancient cemeteries and church buildings. The inscriptions are accompanied by brief commentary and helpful introduction. More... | $24.20 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0089-3 | Makhlouf, Avril M. Hindiyya Anne 'Ajaymi and Her Spiritual Journey: The Essential Lightness of Being
This is a preliminary study of aspects of the spiritual development of Hindiyya Anne 'Ajaymi, a Syro-Lebanese religious woman who lived from 1727-98. Highlights include her mystical experiences as well as later compositions for her religious community. More... | $24.05 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0088-6 | Harvey, Susan A. Theodora the "Believing Queen": A Study in Syriac Historiographical Tradition
Syriac tradition remembers sixth century Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the harsh persecutor of the faithful, while his wife Theodora is revered as the "believing queen", champion and protectress of the dissenting non-Chalcedonian church. More... | $24.50 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-4632-0087-9 | Lehto, Adam. Women in Aphrahat: Some Observations
Fourth century Aphrahat is characterized as misogynist, especially when he compares women to Satan. This may be an unintended result of contemporary Christian literature. The salvific role of Mary, victimization in Aphrahat's work, an positive statements about women negotiate this view. More... | $23.75 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-433-7 | Goetz, Karl G. Der alte Anfang und die upsprünglich Form von Cyprians Schrift Ad Donatum
This much-cited essay contains the third century Christian leader Cyprian's letter to his friend Donatus written shortly after his conversion. More... | $22.70 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-355-2 | Gebhardt, Oscar von. Zur handscriftlichen Überlieferung der griechischen Apologeten
A detailed description of the manuscript of Greek apologetics compiled by the 10th century bishop and scholar, Arethas of Caesarea (in Cappadocia). More... | $27.20 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-192-3 | Atchley, Cuthbert. The Parish Clerk
The rights of parish clerks to read the Epistle appointed for the service, with patristic, medieval, and Anglican opinions on the issue as well as the conduct of services, and the nature of minor orders. More... | $24.35 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-60724-024-2 | Billerbeck, Adolf, and Alfred Jeremias. Der Untergang Nineveh's und die Weissagungsschrift des Nahum von Elkosch
An elaborate historical treatise on the fall of Nineveh and the writings of the prophet Nahum, this work is divided into three chapters. The first contains a translation of Nahum’s oracle against Nineveh with both historical and Assyriological commentaries. The second chapter is a history and description of the city of Nineveh from earliest times to its downfall. A brief but interesting discussion of the origin and development of the Medes as a people closes the second chapter. The final chapter is an archaeological and scientific military description of ancient Assyrian fortifications and a treatise on their use in the warfare of the period. More... | $36.65 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-60724-017-4 | Belser, Carl. Babylonische Kudurru-Inschriften
An early study of the Babylonian kudurru (boundary stone) inscriptions of what is now known as the Kassite Era, this booklet presents a self-contained exploration of two of the markers. Focusing on Kudurru Inscriptions III R. 43 and III R. 41, Belser gives transcriptions and translations of both texts. A detailed commentary follows the presentation of the actual texts, and this is accompanied by notes from the original drawings of the text. Carefully reproduced full text hand-drawn copies are also included. More... | $34.70 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-60724-007-5 | de Lagarde, Paul. Einige Bermerkungen über êrânische Sprachen ausserhalb Erân’s
With characteristic vigor Lagarde approaches the issue of Iranian languages outside of ancient Iran. Taking his keywords from various biblical citations of Magog and other ancient texts, Lagarde analyzes the non-Iranian peoples, tracing individual words back to Persian and Armenian origins. A veritable romp through a plethora of ancient languages, this brief study addresses Cappadocian month names and the various ethnic groups identified by Herodotus. Delving into Carian and Lydian glosses, he also engages Scythian and Phrygian. More... | $32.60 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-486-3 | Caulfeild, Algernon Saint George, H. Lawrence Christie, and W. M. Flinders Petrie. The Temple of the Kings
First architectural description of the Temple of Seti I, at Abydos, reporting the first full excavation of 1902. More... | $27.35 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-482-5 | Murray, Margaret Alice, J. Grafton Milne, and W. E. Crum. The Osireion
The Temple of Osiris at Abydos; a report of the excavation of 1902 More... | $32.60 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-211-1 | Frere, Walter Howard. The Liturgical Gospels
Frere offers an insightful historical analysis of Gospel readings from the Capitulare as they were revised and developed for usage in the Anglican Church's Book of Common Prayer. The work is divided by events on the Anglican liturgical calender. More... | $26.75 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-186-2 | Gwilliam, George Henry, and Ernest Nathaniel Bennett. The Palestinian Version of the Holy Scriptures
Five leaves of the old Syriac version of the Bible, in the Palestinian dialect. Images of some of the leaves, Syriac text, English translation, notes, a essay on the underlying Greek text. More... | $29.60 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-479-5 | Quibell, James Edward, Wilhelm Spiegelberg, and F. Ll. Griffith. The Ramesseum
This work contains inscriptions from the Ramesseum in Thebes and the tomb of Ptahhotep at Thebes, as well as the archaeological work of 1896 in Egypt. More... | $39.05 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-384-2 | Micklethwaite, J. T. The Ornaments of the Rubric
This book examines which ornaments were actually in use in second year of King Edward VI, during the incessant changes of the English Reformation. More... | $32.30 | Add to Cart |
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| 978-1-61719-001-8 | Smith, Culling Eardley. The Encyclical Letter of Our Lord Pope Gregory XVI
This document details the nineteenth-century controversy over the distribution of Bibles to the laity. This translation by a Low Church baronet includes an introduction addressed to "all members of the Church of Christ", the original document in Latin, and translations in Italian and English. More... | $26.30 | Add to Cart |
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