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Layard, Austen Henry. Nineveh and Its Remains
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| Title: | Nineveh and Its Remains | | Subtitle: | With a New Introduction by Stephanie Dalley | | Availability: | In Print | | Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
Book Subtitle: "An Account of a visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or devil-worshipers; and an inquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians"
"This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh, Iraq. It intersperses journeys and descriptions of people and places with accounts of archaeological discoveries. Layard's romantic view of the countryside and local people blended with his rediscovery of Assyria." - From the Introduction by Stephanie Dalley
Table of Contents
- New Introduction by Stephanie Dalley (University of Oxford) [Vol I]
- Preface [Vol I]
- Introduction [Vol I]
- List of Woodcuts and Plans [Vol I]
- First Journey in Assyria [Vol I]
- Mohammed Pasha [Vol I]
- Mohammed Pasha [Vol I]
- Preparations for a Journey to Al Hather [Vol I]
- Discovery of Small Objects [Vol I]
- Departure for the Tiyari Mountains [Vol I]
- Asheetha. A Nestorian House. [Vol I]
- Introduction of Christianity into Assyria [Vol I]
- Invitation to the Feast of the Yezidis [Vol I]
- Excavations on a Large Scale Undertaken by the British Museum
[Vol I]
- Death of Tahyar Pasha [Vol II]
- Excavations Undertaken at Kalah Sherghat [Vol II]
- System of Irrigation Adopted by the Ancient Assyrians [Vol II]
- Excavations Planned at Kouyunjik [Vol II]
- Materials of the History of Assyria [Vol II]
- Semitic Origin of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- The Arts Amongst the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Costume of the Assyrian Kings [Vol II]
- Military System of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Private Life of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Religion of the Assyrians [Vol II]
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| | Layard, Austen Henry. Nineveh and Its Remains | | ISBN: | 1-59333-128-2 | | Weight: | 2 LBS. | | Price: | $163.00 | | To get the 5% Gorgias BiblioPerks™ discount, simply login. | |
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