An introduction to the history and science of mummification in Egypt. Scenes from the walls of tomb chapels, funerary statues, decorated coffins, papyri, and many other artifacts illustrate the complexity of ancient Egyptian funerary beliefs. X-rays and illustrations of unwrapped mummies will interest the general reader and armchair scientist.

The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science

History

Fleming, Stuart J.

O'Connor, D.

Fishman, B.

Silverman, D.

Ancient Civilizations

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

This lavishly illustrated book places glass in its social setting within the Roman household. The volume was written to accompany the traveling exhibition Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change. Through a series of vignettes, the author tells the story of the development of the glass industry in the Roman Empire and the role of glass in the daily routines of the ancient Romans.During the reign of Rome's first emperor, Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14), as several well-established industries such as pottery- and textile-making were being expanded, the craft of glassmaking was adopted from the East, turned into an industry, and adapted to Roman taste. By the mid-first century A.D. glass rivaled pottery in the domestic marketplace. It was used for tableware and storage containers to hold everything from preserved fish to fine perfumes. Glass featured strongly in the Roman daily routine, from the early morning, when maids would apply perfumed lotions to their mistress in preparation for her social rounds, to the late afternoon, when slaves would bring platters of food, bowls of fruit, and jugs of wine—all of glass—to the supper table. And there was a place for glass even in Roman funerary ritual, because it was custom to include all manner of domestic items among the grave furnishings, to add comfort to the afterlife.

Roman Glass: Reflections of Everyday Life

Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change

Follow the way social attitudes and historical events—among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues—influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday life, from the lady-of-the-house's cosmetic preparations each morning to the setting of table for the evening meal. Included are two special appendices: one considers the technology of ancient glassmaking, the other summarizes ancient opinions on the properties and merits of glass.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

<p>Follow the way social attitudes and historical events—among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues—influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday life, from the lady-of-the-house's cosmetic preparations each morning to the setting of table for the evening meal. Included are two special appendices: one considers the technology of ancient glassmaking, the other summarizes ancient opinions on the properties and merits of glass.</p>

abandoned duplicate ISBNs 3-3-23: From the Statute of Laborers in 1349 to the Beveridge Report of 1942 (Anniversary Collection)

Lyons, Elizabeth

Cardona, George

Dulles, Eleanor Lansing

Anthony, David

Wheat, Joe Ben

Speiser, E. A.

Weyl, Hermann

Scott, Donald M.

Boyd, Julian P.

Buell, Raymond Leslie

Champigny, Robert

Errington, J. Joseph

Destler, Chester McArthur

Bernstein, Harry

Dohan, Edith Hall

Belcher, Donald Ray

Davis, Hiram Simmons

Bossard, James H. S.

Cord, Steven B.

Brookes, George S.

Dunham, James H.

Schweinitz, Karl De

Abodeely, John E.

Science, American Academy of Political and Social

Skinner, John E.

Vicarelli, Fausto

Wright, Edward Needles

Skardon, Alvin W.

Jr., Armand J. Thieblot

Schmidt, Erich F.

Windolph, F. Lyman

Jr., George B. Stow

Dryden, Hugh L.

Ealy, Lawrence O.

Daly, Lloyd W.

Case, Lynn M.

Kenworthy, Mary A.

Dreguss, Miklos N.

Villarejo, Oscar M.

Pollack, Otto

Abodeely, Paul A.

Brooks, Robert C.

Crawford, W. Rex

Metcalf, Wanda

Europe

University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection

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