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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786976503321

Autore

Veldmeijer André J

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012

ISBN

90-8890-172-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Collana

Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt) ; ; pt. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

RosePamela J

Disciplina

281.9

281.9/56109034

281.956109034

Soggetti

Footwear - Egypt - Ibrīm - History

Egypt Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Analysis -- pt. 2. Catalogue.

Sommario/riassunto

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