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ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD & THEORY
Tablet Weaving, Sprang, Lace and Other Techniques from the Bronze Age to the Early 17th Century Edited by Frances Pritchard (University of Manchester)
Examines textile production techniques to demonstrate how archaeological and historical finds can shed light on the cultures that produced them. New research into the techniques of tablet weaving, sprang, braiding, knotting and lace is presented in this lavishly illustrated volume written by leading specialists from Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and USA. Drawing inspiration from the pioneering work of Peter Collingwood, this publication explores aspects of these craft skills in the prehistoric, Roman and medieval world through scientific, object-based analysis and 'research through making'.
Chapters include the growth of patterned tablet weaving for trimming garments in prehistoric Central Europe; recently identified styles of headdress worn in the Roman Rhineland and pre-Islamic Egypt; Viking-age Dublin as a production centre for tabletwoven bands; a new interpretation of the weaving technique used to make luxurious gold bands in the twelfth to late thirteenth centuries; and the development out of plaiting of bobbin lace borders in gold and silver threads from the fifteenth to early seventeenth centuries. Practical experiments test methods of hand spinning and the production of figure-hugging hose in ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy. A typology of braid and knotting structures in late medieval Europe is also set out for the first time. Diagrams, illustrations and photographs enrich each chapter with a wealth of visual source material.
The work is the outcome of recent discoveries of archaeological textile finds from excavations as well as fresh examination of material recovered in the past, or preserved in treasuries. Early textiles form an increasingly popular subject of interest and this publication, which is a landmark in the study of various specialised textile techniques, aims to provide the reader with a better understanding of these virtuoso craft skills in antiquity.
OXBOW BOOKS Paperback • 9781789257595 • £38.00 • September 2021 240 pages • 240 x 170 mm • b/w & colour illus.
Burned Human Remains in Funerary Studies Edited by Tim Thompson (Teeside University)
First comprehensive study of the processes, ritual and practices involved in the cremation of human bodies. A comprehensive study of the processes, ritual and practices involved in the cremation of human bodies and the methodologies that can be applied to the study of cremated human remains. The reader is introduced to the nature of burned human remains and the destructive effect that fire can have on the body. Subsequent chapters describe important cremation practices and sites from around the world and from the Neolithic period to the modern day.
STUDIES IN FUNERARY ARCHAEOLOGY | OXBOW BOOKS Paperback • 9781782978480 • £38.00 • Available Now 256 pages • 170 x 240 mm • b/w & colour illus. | eBook available: 9781782978497
Dressing the Past
By Margarita Gleba (Bryn Mawr College), Cherine Munkholt and MarieLouise Nosch (University of Copenhagen)
17 contributors examine historic costumes, their sources and their designs. Minoan ladies, Scythian warriors, Roman and Sarmatian merchants, prehistoric weavers, gold sheet figures, Vikings, Medieval saints and sinners, Renaissance noblemen, Danish peasants, dressmakers and Hollywood stars appear in the pages of this anthology. Contributors from various backgrounds examine the design and construction of historical costumes. This anthology is ideal for anyone with an interest in costume design, as well as for students of design.
ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS Paperback • 9781842172698 • £30.00 • Available Now 167 pages • 170 x 242 mm • b/w & colour illus. | eBook available: 9781782974727
Reinventing Sustainability
How Archaeology Can Save the Planet By Erika Guttmann-Bond
Discusses the potential significance for the reintroduction of ancient technologies in modern sustainability. This book is about sustainable agriculture and architecture in the past, and the engineering works that supported them, but it also looks to the future. It discusses the potential significance for the reintroduction of ancient technologies relating to agriculture and architecture in creating a healthier, more sustainable and environmentally richer planet by presenting specific examples of successful subsistence technologies based on archaeological and historical data from different environmental zones across the world.
OXBOW BOOKS Paperback • 9781785709920 • £25.00 • Available Now 192 pages • 170 x 240 mm • b/w & colour illus. | eBook available: 9781785709937
The Thousand Year History of St Panteleimon's By Nicholas Fennell (Trinity College Cambridge)
The first detailed history of the Russian presence on the Holy Mountain of Athos. The Holy Mountain of Athos is a self governing monastic republic on a peninsula in Northern Greece. Standing on the shores of the Aegean Sea is one of the 20 ruling monasteries that comprise the republic, that of St Panteleimon. Its building, fully restored in recent years, can accommodate up to 5,000 men, reflecting the scale of the settlement at its apogee in the 19th century and prior to the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. This book explores its history.
HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY PRESS Paperback • 9781942699309 • £29.95 • October 2021 280 pages • 153 x 229 mm • 24 colour illus.
Peshitta English New Testament
The Antioch Bible English Translation Edited by George Kiraz
A new translation of the Peshitta English New Testament in a single volume. After the success of the Antioch Bible, this publication is a new translation of the Peshitta English New Testament in a single volume. The English translations of the New Testament Syriac Peshitta were carried out by an international team of scholars.
GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463242138 • £33.00 • Available Now 736 pages • 133 x 197 mm
Peshitta English New Testament (Gilded Leather)
The Antioch Bible English Translation Edited by George Kiraz
A new translation of the Peshitta English New Testament in a single volume, bound in gilded leather. After the success of the Antioch Bible, this publication is a new translation of the Peshitta English New Testament in a single volume. The English translations of the New Testament Syriac Peshitta were carried out by an international team of scholars. This edition is beautifully bound in gilded leather.
GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463242176 • £44.00 • Available Now 736 pages • 133 x 197 mm
By Sebastian Brock
A basic introduction to the various Syriac translations of the Bible and how they were used in the Syriac tradition. After an initial discussion of the general problems of biblical translation, the different surviving Syriac translations are outlined, as well as biblical manuscripts, lectionaires, printed editions, and translations. A reception history of the Syriac Bible covers the ways in which it has been interpreted, the commentary tradition, its use in preaching, in liturgy, and in spirituality. An appendix offers some comparative samples (in translation) to illustrate some of the differences between the different Syriac translations.
GORGIAS HANDBOOKS | GORGIAS PRESS Paperback • 9781463242336 • £73.00 • Available Now 199 pages • 152 x 229 mm
Athanasius' Use of the Gospel of John
A Rhetorical Analysis of Athanasius' Orations against the Arians By Wijnand Boezelman
A fresh perspective on the reception of John’s Gospel in the fourth century. The Orations against the Arians are an important landmark in the development of Christological and Trinitarian doctrine. The Orations contain extensive references to the Christian Scriptures and are steeped in rhetoric. The use of Scripture and polemical rhetoric against Athanasius' theological opponents, the Arians, is intricately interwoven. This monograph offers a rhetorical analysis of the Orations against the Arians to demonstrate the interplay of scriptural reasoning and polemic in Athanasius' work.
GORGIAS STUDIES IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND PATRISTICS | GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463242572 • £85.00 • Available Now 387 pages • 152 x 229 mm
Moshe Bar Kepha's Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Edited by Abdul-Massih Saadi
A commentary on the Gospel of Luke by a writer determined to strengthen the credibility of the Christian faith. Moshe Bar Kepha was a prolific writer of the 9th century; his writings reflect various aspects of West Syriac theology and ecclesiology, linking the earlier Syriac exegetical tradition with the later Syriac ‘Renaissance’. His use of sources crosses Christian confessional boundaries in such a way that his works are tinged with aspects of Syriac exegesis from both East and West Syriac traditions. In this volume, the Muslim-dominated context in which he lived is evident in the background as he aims to fortify the credibility of the Christian faith and the validity of the Christian doctrines for his readers.
GORGIAS EASTERN CHRISTIAN STUDIES | GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463242213 • £118.00 • Available Now 498 pages • 178 x 254 mm
At One Remove: The Text of the New Testament in Early Translations and Quotations
Papers from the Eleventh Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament Edited by H.A.G. Houghton and Peter Montoro
New insights into the transmission of the New Testament. Indirect evidence, in the form of early translations ('versions') and biblical quotations in ancient writers (‘patristic citations’), offers important testimony to the history and transmission of the New Testament. In addition to their value as early evidence for the Greek New Testament, versions have a textual tradition of their own which is often of considerable historical, theological and ecclesial significance. This volume brings together a series of original contributions on this topic.
TEXTS AND STUDIES (THIRD SERIES) | GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463241094 • £117.00 • December 2020 361 pages • 152 x 229 mm
Bar Sira According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Edited by George Kiraz, Joseph Bali, David Skelton, Jacob Lollar and Blake Jurgens
Part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text. A series of international scholars have translated the text, and the Syriac text is prepared in the west Syriac script, fully vocalised and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. All readers are catered for: those wanting to read the text in English, those wanting to improve their grasp of Syriac by reading the original language along with a translation, and those wanting to focus on a fully vocalised Syriac text.
SURATH KTHOB | GORGIAS PRESS Hardback • 9781463242459 • £109.00 • July 2021 250 pages • 178 x 254 mm
Biography of a Dream
A Reception-Historical Study of the Fourth Beast in Daniel 7 By Jonathan Redding
Examines Daniel 7 as something more than just a static text. This book addresses the question ‘what is a text?’, pushing the boundaries of biblical studies and prompting further examination. It uses Daniel 7 as a Wirkungsgeschichte case study and text that prioritizes horizons of historical influence alongside ongoing dynamic processes of biblical reception and production to reconsider Daniel 7 as an interpretation, a consequence, and literary product subject to change.
