The Mosaic Map Of Madaba

Author : Herbert Donner
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9039000115

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The Mosaic Map of Madaba by Herbert Donner Pdf

In the early 1880's dissension arose among the Muslim and Christian inhabitants of al-Karak, east of the Dead Sea. Up to that time the believers of both religions had lived peacefully together in the city. Problems arose and the Christians decicded to move. They were allowed to settle at Madaba. The government gave permission to build churches, but exclusively on those spots where churches had existed in Antiquity. The immigrants removed the debris from still partially visible foundation walls of the ancient churches. During this work they discovered in 1884 a marvelous mosaic map. It had been part of the floor of a large cathedral. The surviving fragments were roughly repaired and incorporated in the floor of the new St. George's church. It took nearly a hundred years and many admirers to have the map finally restored. This book is an introductory guide and can be a help to different kinds of people, such as visitors, students, and professors teaching first level archaeology, bible, and Umwelt. Numbers on the sketch included in the guide, refer the reader to appropriate information in the booklet. A colour reproduction of the map and a black/white sketch is included.

Author : Michele Piccirillo,Eugenio Alliata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Byzantine antiquities
ISBN : UOM:39015055818838

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The Madaba Map Centenary, 1897-1997 by Michele Piccirillo,Eugenio Alliata Pdf

Madaba (Jordan); antiquities; ancient mosaics; congresses.

Author : Michael Avi-Yonah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010442908

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The Madaba Mosaic Map by Michael Avi-Yonah Pdf

Author : Lucius Hatfield Bugbee
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019711566

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The Mosaic Map Of Medeba by Lucius Hatfield Bugbee Pdf

An authoritative study of the mosaic map of Madaba, a 6th-century CE map of the Holy Land that is one of the most important cartographic artifacts of the ancient world. Featuring detailed analysis of the map's content and context, this book is a must-read for historians and archaeologists. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Douglas R. Roper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0977475743

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The Map of Madaba by Douglas R. Roper Pdf

When Professor Tom Anderson first planned to lead a tour of mostly-Minnesotans to the Holy Land, he never imagined he'd become involved in a search for the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, in the hope of bringing peace to the area. Clues found on a mosaic map and on an ancient scroll led Tom, his beautiful companion, Najah, and the rest of his group on a voyage that included a travelogue of historical sites; kidnapping and murder; intrigue and romance. Was the search successful? You be the judge!

Author : Andrew S. Jacobs
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0804747059

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Remains of the Jews by Andrew S. Jacobs Pdf

Remains of the Jews studies the rise of Christian Empire in late antiquity (300-550 C.E.) through the dense and complex manner in which Christian authors wrote about Jews in the charged space of the “holy land.” The book employs contemporary cultural studies, particularly postcolonial criticism, to read Christian writings about holy land Jews as colonial writings. These writings created a cultural context in which Christians viewed themselves as powerful—and in which, perhaps, Jews were able to construct a posture of resistance to this new Christian Empire. Remains of the Jews reexamines familiar types of literature—biblical interpretation, histories, sermons, letters—from a new perspective in order to understand how power and resistance shaped religious identities in the later Roman Empire.

Author : James M. Scott
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161463773

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Paul and the Nations by James M. Scott Pdf

From reviews: Scott offers us a new way to resolve an old problem. Instead of viewing Paul's geographical understanding of the world from a merely Greco-Roman perspective, he suggests that we begin with Paul's distinctly Jewish perspective of the world's geography: the table of the nations. Here Scott makes a compelling case and opens new vistas for understanding Paul as the apostle of the nations.Frank J. Matera in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly No. 59 (1997) 398-399.

Author : Ariel Tishby
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049931069

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Holy Land in Maps by Ariel Tishby Pdf

.".. maps of the Holy Land from a 6th century mosaic from Jordan ... to maps of the recent past"--Jacket.

Author : Michele Piccirillo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015047489151

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The Mosaics of Jordan by Michele Piccirillo Pdf

This volume details Jordan's rich heritage in Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad mosaics, bringing together material which was previously scattered in innumerable journals and reports and includes a number of previously unpublished mosaics. Of its 383 pages, 303 are in full color, and there are 824 illustrations, including aerial views of many of the sites and plans of most of the structures which have mosaics. 383 pp, illus.

Author : Patricia Maynor Bikai,Thomas A. Dailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UOM:39015056257713

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Madaba by Patricia Maynor Bikai,Thomas A. Dailey Pdf

Author : Katherine M. D. Dunbabin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521002303

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Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World by Katherine M. D. Dunbabin Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, in order to bring out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well-known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.

Author : Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004417076

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Aelia Capitolina – Jerusalem in the Roman Period by Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah Pdf

The book discusses the history and the archaeology of Jerusalem-Aelia Capitolina in the Roman period (70–400 CE) following a chronological order. The Tenth Legion’s campsite, the urban layout, the fortifications, the necropoleis and the rural hinterland are discussed.

Author : AA. VV.
Publisher : Edizioni Terra Santa
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10T10:24:00+01:00
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788862408509

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Holy Land. Archaeology on Either Side by AA. VV. Pdf

The title of the volume may be a little perplexing: Archaeology on Either Side. But on either side of what? The picture we chose for the front cover might give an indication of the answer. This image shows two sides of the River Jordan – the Israeli side and the Jordanian side – both part of the Holy Land! Or we might understand the “either side” of our topic in another way, that is, archaeology both as the study of artifacts and archaeology as the study of literary sources. In the contributions the reader will find all these topics and much more: essays on excavations or archaeological findings in the Holy Land as defined above, and essays on literary sources linked to the history of the ancient Near East, especially in the time of the Christian/Common Era (CE). The book is made up of three main sections: “Excavations and Topographical Surveys”; “Architecture, Decorations, and Art”; “Epigraphy and Sigillography”. Some articles touch on more than one specific section, so they may be found between sections.

Author : Emily Albu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107059429

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The Medieval Peutinger Map by Emily Albu Pdf

This book challenges the Peutinger Map's self-presentation as a Roman map by examining its medieval contexts.

Author : G. W. Bowersock
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674022920

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Mosaics as History by G. W. Bowersock Pdf

In the past century, exploration and serendipity have uncovered mosaic after mosaic in the Near East—maps, historical images and religious scenes constituting a treasure of new testimony from antiquity. In them, Bowersock finds historical evidence, illustrations of literary and mythological tradition, religious icons, and monuments to civic pride.