Engraved Gems
ISBN: 978-13-335-3462-2
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 444
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from Engraved Gems: Signets, Talismans and Ornamental Intaglios, Ancient and Modern<br><br>The use of the cylinder spread over western Asia and Egypt, where Menes, the first king of the upper and lower countries, had such a Signet. At a later time the Asiatic favored a conical seal, also pierced and suspended, but the study of these forms, together with the mythology and writ ings pictured on them, is a separate branch Of the subject calling for the Oriental specialist, and the work of Dr. William Hayes Ward fills the field most satisfactorily.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.