Africa in Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan-The Essays

Arts & Photography

WENIG, Steffen

History & Criticism

Brooklyn Museum Bookshop

Africa in Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan-The Exhibition

Africa in Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan, Volume II

The Brooklyn Museum

<p>This is a dissertation completed in 1963: "Studies on the iconography of the Meroitic royal family and studies on problems of chronology of the kingdom of Meroe". The work represents the basis of many later works of the author. The book also reviews the chronologies presented by other scholars - notably those of George A. Reisner, Dows Dunham and Hintze Fritz. The chronology presented in the book also forms the basis of the catalogue “Africa in Antiquity”, Brooklyn in 1978. The study on the royal iconography in the Meroitic period represents the first systematic compilation of iconographic elements of the Meroitic rulers. The final chapter evaluates the relations between Ethiopia and the mysterious land of Punt. It is an early approach to see the kingdom of Meroe not only in the context of Egypt, but also as part of Africa.</p>

Untersuchungen zur Ikonographie der Darstellungen der meroitischen Königsfamilie und zu Fragen der Chronologie des Reiches von Meroe: ... and Sudanarchaeology) (German Edition)

History

Africa

Golden House Publications

English description: The second part of the series In kaiserlichem Auftrag has the subheading Archeological Studies of the DAE in Tigray / Ethiopia. In more than 25 articles, authors will discuss "Ethiopia mirrored in historic maps" (F. Haubold) and "Ethiopia 100 years ago" (Asfa-Wossen Asserate), the historic environment of Tigray (W. Schmidt) as well as Northern Tigray and Eritrea with reference to photos taken in those days (A. Ritler and L. Latt) (part 1). About the DAE the sequel of the Littmann diary (R. Vogt) is included among other things, D. Phillotson discusses the achievements of the DAE and H. v. Lubke, following archival research, presents new insights into the "inner life" of the expedition, accompanied by notes by St. Wenig (part 2). The third part, on archaeology and history, occupies a large part of the volume. Following an introduction by P. Henze, R. Fattovich and J. Phillips sum up the archaeological research in Tigray since the DAE, while other authors give an account of recent research in the region. In the forth part, material such as inscriptions, coins, and other small findings are evaluated. A third, concluding volume, which will focus mainly on the ethnological research of the DAE and the churches and monasteries in Aksum, Adwa and Debre Damo it visited, is being prepared. German description: Der zweite Teil des Bandes "In kaiserlichem Auftrag" tragt den Untertitel "Altertumskundliche Untersuchungen der DAE in Tigray/Athiopien."In mehr als 25 Beitragen werden Autoren uber "Athiopien im Spiegel historischer Karten" (F. Haubold) und uber "Athiopien vor 100 Jahren" (Asfa-Wossen Asserate), uber die historische Landschaft Tigrays (W. Smidt) sowie uber Nordtigray und Eritrea anhand der damals angefertigten Fotografien (A. Ritler und L. Latt) referieren (Teil 1). Zur DAE wird u. a. die Fortsetzung des Littmann'schen Tagebuches (R. Voigt) geboten, D. Phillipson bespricht die Leistungen der DAE und H. v. Lupke legt nach Archivrecherchen neue Erkenntnisse zum "Innen leben" der Expedition, erganzt durch Anmerkungen von St. Wenig, vor (Teil 2). Der dritte Teil zur Archaologie und Geschichte nimmt einen breiten Raum ein. Nach einer Einfuhrung durch P. Henze resumieren R. Fattovich und J. Phillips die archaologische Forschung in Tigray seit der DAE, wahrend andere Autoren neue Forschungen in Tigray vorstellen. Im vierten Teil werden Materialien wie Inschriften, Munzen, Kleinfunde und anderes besprochen. Ein dritter abschliessender Band, der sich vornehmlich den ethnologischen Forschungen der DAE und den von ihr besuchten Kirchen und Klostern in Aksum, Adwa und Debre Damo widmet, ist in Arbeit.

In kaiserlichem Auftrag - Die Deutsche Aksum Expedition 1906 unter Enno Littmann: Band 2: Altertumskundliche Untersuchungen der DAE in ... Aussereuropaischer Kulturen) (German Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag

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