1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390359603316

Autore

Millington Edward <d. 1703.>

Titolo

Catalogus librorum bibliothecæ instructissimæ, Rev. D.V.D. Tim. Puller [[electronic resource] ] : Nuperrime Lond. defuncti cui accesserunt libri Gallici, Italici, Hispanici, nobilissimarum bibliothecarum hactenus desiderati. Quorum auctio habebitur Londini in ædibus vulgo dictis Roll's auction-house in Petty Cannon-Hall in Petty-Cannon Alley in Cœmiterio D. Pauli, decimo die Decembris, 1695. Per Edvardum Millingtonum bibliopolani Londini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : Catalogues may be had at Mr. Kettilby's at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-yard, Mr. Hensman's in Westminster-hall, Mr. Grove's in Cambridge, Mr. Shirley's in Oxford, and at the place of sale, 1695

Descrizione fisica

[2], 46 p

Altri autori (Persone)

PullerTimothy <1638?-1693.>

Soggetti

Book auctions - England - London

Booksellers and bookselling - England

Catalogs, Booksellers' - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Place of publication from Wing.

Below imprint: All persons are desir'd to come to the place through Petty-Canon-Alley.

Wing attributed this to Timothy Puller.

Imperfect; pages stained and cropped affecting legibility.

Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910828712203321

Autore

Force Eric R.

Titolo

Impact of tectonic activity on ancient civilizations : recurrent shakeups, tenacity, resilience, and change / / Eric R. Force

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-1428-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

551.22

Soggetti

Paleoseismology

Civilization, Ancient

Human geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures, Images, Tables, and Lists; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Part I: "The Great Ancient Civilizations"; Chapter Two: Tectonic Footprints in the Ancient Hellenic World; Chapter Three: A Volcanic Connection in Iron-Age Italy; Chapter Four: Ancient Tectonism in SW Asia, Impact on Judeo-Christian Traditions, and General Considerations on Religious Influences; Chapter Five: Filling in the Picture; Part II: Analysis and Separate Lines of Inquiry; Chapter Six: Quantification of the Spatial Relationship via Probability Analysis; Chapter Seven: Transects

Chapter Eight: A Tendency toward Stasis in Tectonically Quiescent Ancient CivilizationsChapter Nine: Tectonic Context of Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the Western Hemisphere; Chapter Ten: Revelations from Some GAC Subsets; Chapter Eleven: Tectonics and Trade Routes in Antiquity; Part III: Variations with Time; Chapter Twelve: Tectonic Environments of Complex Cultures Just before and after the Period of Classical Antiquity; Chapter Thirteen: Cultural Roles of Tectonism in the Modern World; Part IV: Possible Forms of a Solution

Chapter Fourteen: Direct Influences of Active Tectonics on Cultural Development in AntiquityChapter Fifteen: Possible Indirect Links between Ancient Civilizations and Active Tectonism; Chapter Sixteen: An Adjunct Direct Factor; Chapter Seventeen: Tectonics and Ancient



Civilizations; Postscript; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author; Blank Page

Sommario/riassunto

Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations draws from various fields such as tectonics (geology), classics, history, archaeology, and anthropology to support this notion. Its scope is worldwide, though it focuses on the eastern hemisphere, where the evidence is voluminous.