Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney
| Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 916.204 |
| Collana | ASTENE Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Travelers - Egypt
Travelers - Middle East Travelers' writings, European |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78570-102-9
1-78570-100-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; 1 Sir John Young, High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands,and His Private Letter Book, 1856-57; 2 Edward Lear in Gozo, March 1866; 3 The Travels of G. A. Wallin and His Views on Western Influencein the Middle East; 4 The Relative Contributions of William John Bankes and Charles Barryto the Early Plans of Gerasa/Jerash (Jordan): Evidence from the Bankesand Barry Archives; 5 Jean-Jacques Rifaud's Lithographs - His Drawings of EgyptianArchaeology, Natural History, Manners and Customs; 6 Travelling Companions: Mohammed Ashgar,also known as John Bedair (1815-74).
7 An Innovative Antiquarian: Alexander Henry Rhind's Excavationsin Egypt and His Collection in the National Museums Scotland8 From the Kremlin's Walls to the Foot of the Pyramids:Early Muscovite Travellers in Egypt; 9 Hieroglyphs from the North: Newcastle's Early Travellers in Egyptand Their Correspondence with Jean-François Champollion; 10 Amalia Sola Nizzoli (1805-45/49), Archaeologist ante litteramin Egypt and the Origins of the Third Nizzoli Collection; 11 Artists and Painters in the 'German House' at Thebes, 1905-15 12 Raymond O'Shea and The Sand Kings of Oman as a Sourcefor Trucial Coast History13 Did the Elephants Ever Forget?; 14 The Admiral's Daughter; 15 A Swiss Egyptologist on Her Majesty's Service: Edouard Naville(1844-1926) in the Delta; 16 Ulrich Jasper Seetzen; 17 Every Traveller Needs a Compass; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460849303321 |
| Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney
| Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 916.204 |
| Collana | ASTENE Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Travelers - Egypt
Travelers - Middle East Travelers' writings, European |
| ISBN |
1-78570-102-9
1-78570-100-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; 1 Sir John Young, High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands,and His Private Letter Book, 1856-57; 2 Edward Lear in Gozo, March 1866; 3 The Travels of G. A. Wallin and His Views on Western Influencein the Middle East; 4 The Relative Contributions of William John Bankes and Charles Barryto the Early Plans of Gerasa/Jerash (Jordan): Evidence from the Bankesand Barry Archives; 5 Jean-Jacques Rifaud's Lithographs - His Drawings of EgyptianArchaeology, Natural History, Manners and Customs; 6 Travelling Companions: Mohammed Ashgar,also known as John Bedair (1815-74).
7 An Innovative Antiquarian: Alexander Henry Rhind's Excavationsin Egypt and His Collection in the National Museums Scotland8 From the Kremlin's Walls to the Foot of the Pyramids:Early Muscovite Travellers in Egypt; 9 Hieroglyphs from the North: Newcastle's Early Travellers in Egyptand Their Correspondence with Jean-François Champollion; 10 Amalia Sola Nizzoli (1805-45/49), Archaeologist ante litteramin Egypt and the Origins of the Third Nizzoli Collection; 11 Artists and Painters in the 'German House' at Thebes, 1905-15 12 Raymond O'Shea and The Sand Kings of Oman as a Sourcefor Trucial Coast History13 Did the Elephants Ever Forget?; 14 The Admiral's Daughter; 15 A Swiss Egyptologist on Her Majesty's Service: Edouard Naville(1844-1926) in the Delta; 16 Ulrich Jasper Seetzen; 17 Every Traveller Needs a Compass; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797975503321 |
| Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney
| Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East / / edited by Neil Cooke and Vanessa Daubney |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 916.204 |
| Collana | ASTENE Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Travelers - Egypt
Travelers - Middle East Travelers' writings, European |
| ISBN |
1-78570-102-9
1-78570-100-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; 1 Sir John Young, High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands,and His Private Letter Book, 1856-57; 2 Edward Lear in Gozo, March 1866; 3 The Travels of G. A. Wallin and His Views on Western Influencein the Middle East; 4 The Relative Contributions of William John Bankes and Charles Barryto the Early Plans of Gerasa/Jerash (Jordan): Evidence from the Bankesand Barry Archives; 5 Jean-Jacques Rifaud's Lithographs - His Drawings of EgyptianArchaeology, Natural History, Manners and Customs; 6 Travelling Companions: Mohammed Ashgar,also known as John Bedair (1815-74).
7 An Innovative Antiquarian: Alexander Henry Rhind's Excavationsin Egypt and His Collection in the National Museums Scotland8 From the Kremlin's Walls to the Foot of the Pyramids:Early Muscovite Travellers in Egypt; 9 Hieroglyphs from the North: Newcastle's Early Travellers in Egyptand Their Correspondence with Jean-François Champollion; 10 Amalia Sola Nizzoli (1805-45/49), Archaeologist ante litteramin Egypt and the Origins of the Third Nizzoli Collection; 11 Artists and Painters in the 'German House' at Thebes, 1905-15 12 Raymond O'Shea and The Sand Kings of Oman as a Sourcefor Trucial Coast History13 Did the Elephants Ever Forget?; 14 The Admiral's Daughter; 15 A Swiss Egyptologist on Her Majesty's Service: Edouard Naville(1844-1926) in the Delta; 16 Ulrich Jasper Seetzen; 17 Every Traveller Needs a Compass; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828589103321 |
| Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : ASTENE : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pious pilgrims, discerning travellers, curious tourists
| Pious pilgrims, discerning travellers, curious tourists |
| Autore | Starkey Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 408 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 915.604 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | StarkeyJanet |
| Collana | Publications of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East |
| Soggetto topico |
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Travel writing Travelers - Middle East Travelers - Egypt |
| ISBN |
9781789697537
1789697530 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction - Paul and Janet Starkey ; 1. Pilgrimage as Travel - Jacke Phillips ; 2. Ibn Jubayr's Riḥla Reconsidered - Paul Starkey ; 3. 'Gardens of Paradise' - Janet Starkey ; 4. 'Wady Ghrásheca': an unknown Christian site in Sir Gardner Wilkinson's unpublished manuscripts from the Eastern Desert - Jan Ciglenečki & Blaž Zabel ; 5. Exploring the Ottoman Empire: the travels of Peter Mundy (1597-c.1667) in Turkey 1617-1620 - Jennifer Scarce ; 6. With a radius most accurately divided into 10, 000 parts: John Greaves and his scientific survey of Egypt in 1638-1639 - Ronald E. Zitterkopf ; 7. Dimitrie Cantemir, the 'Orpheus of the Turkish Empire' (1673- 1723) - Cristina Erck ; 8. The Artist William Page (1794-1872) and his travels in Greece and western Turkey in the first half of the nineteenth century - Brian J. Taylor ; 9. Jacob Röser: a Bavarian physician travelling the Ottoman Empire in 1834-1835 - Joachim Gierlichs ; 10. Publishing with 'Modern Taste and Spirit' - Paulina Banas ; 11. 'Mr and Mrs Smith of England': a tour to Petra and east of Jordan in 1865 - David Kennedy ; 12. Anton Prokesch-Osten Jr (1837-1919) - Angela Blaschek ; 13. William Wing Loring, George Brinton McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant: American Civil War Generals in Egypt during the 1870s - Mladen Tomorad ; 14. Consular Agents and Foreign Travellers in Upper Egypt in the Nineteenth Century - Terence Walz ; 15. A Luxor Room with a View at Pagnon's Hotels - Sylvie Weens ; 16. Richard A. Bermann, the Desert and the Mahdi: an Austrian writer's fascination with Egypt and the Sudan - Ernst Czerny ; 17. Unlawful Acts and Supernatural Curses: the fictional traveller in Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) - Rebecca Bruce ; Notes on Contributors ; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911116980403321 |
Starkey Paul
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| Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pious pilgrims, discerning travellers, curious tourists
| Pious pilgrims, discerning travellers, curious tourists |
| Autore | Starkey Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 408 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 915.604 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | StarkeyJanet |
| Collana | Publications of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East |
| Soggetto topico |
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Travel writing Travelers - Middle East Travelers - Egypt |
| ISBN |
9781789697537
1789697530 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction - Paul and Janet Starkey ; 1. Pilgrimage as Travel - Jacke Phillips ; 2. Ibn Jubayr's Riḥla Reconsidered - Paul Starkey ; 3. 'Gardens of Paradise' - Janet Starkey ; 4. 'Wady Ghrásheca': an unknown Christian site in Sir Gardner Wilkinson's unpublished manuscripts from the Eastern Desert - Jan Ciglenečki & Blaž Zabel ; 5. Exploring the Ottoman Empire: the travels of Peter Mundy (1597-c.1667) in Turkey 1617-1620 - Jennifer Scarce ; 6. With a radius most accurately divided into 10, 000 parts: John Greaves and his scientific survey of Egypt in 1638-1639 - Ronald E. Zitterkopf ; 7. Dimitrie Cantemir, the 'Orpheus of the Turkish Empire' (1673- 1723) - Cristina Erck ; 8. The Artist William Page (1794-1872) and his travels in Greece and western Turkey in the first half of the nineteenth century - Brian J. Taylor ; 9. Jacob Röser: a Bavarian physician travelling the Ottoman Empire in 1834-1835 - Joachim Gierlichs ; 10. Publishing with 'Modern Taste and Spirit' - Paulina Banas ; 11. 'Mr and Mrs Smith of England': a tour to Petra and east of Jordan in 1865 - David Kennedy ; 12. Anton Prokesch-Osten Jr (1837-1919) - Angela Blaschek ; 13. William Wing Loring, George Brinton McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant: American Civil War Generals in Egypt during the 1870s - Mladen Tomorad ; 14. Consular Agents and Foreign Travellers in Upper Egypt in the Nineteenth Century - Terence Walz ; 15. A Luxor Room with a View at Pagnon's Hotels - Sylvie Weens ; 16. Richard A. Bermann, the Desert and the Mahdi: an Austrian writer's fascination with Egypt and the Sudan - Ernst Czerny ; 17. Unlawful Acts and Supernatural Curses: the fictional traveller in Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) - Rebecca Bruce ; Notes on Contributors ; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911147897203321 |
Starkey Paul
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| Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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