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| ALAOUI, BRAHIM ET AL. Bahrein - La Civilsation Des Deux Mers Paris, France, Institut Du Monde Arabe. 1999. (ISBN: 2843060354) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. 227 pages - text in French - catalog of an exhibition held at the Institut of Arabic World in Paris in 1999 - Bahreïn (The Two Seas in Arabic) is the smallest Arabic state, situated on an archipelago of the Persian Gulf - during the Antiquity two great civilizations have lived on the Bahreïn islands: the Dilmoun civilization from 2500 and 1800 BCE and the Tylos from the 4th century BC to the 6th century AD - this catalog and exhibition is the result of a deep archeological study of this region - color photographs of objects found: ceramics, vases, stone and gold jewels, sculpted stones, etc.. - detailed notices for each object, bibliography. New -. CHF 57.00 [Appr.: EURO 37.75 US$ 56.49 | £UK 34 | JP¥ 4985] Book number: 001761 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| ALCINA FRANCH, JOSE Art Precolombien (L') Paris, France, Citadelles & Mazenod. 2002. (ISBN: 2850880671) Cloth, 33 x 26 Cm. white clothbound, with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover - in a fake-leather cardboard slipcase - 616 pages - in French - 177 color plates, incl. a 3-page spread and several double-pagers - 855 monochrome illustrations - 2-page map - au updated reprint of the seminal book on pre-Columbian art in Lucien Mazenod's Art & Civilization series, featuring breathtaking photographs by Jean Mazenod - a top auhority on pre-Columbian art describes the search for pre-Columbian art, the people, languages, cultures, orignins, evolutions, Paleolithical art, Olmec art, ChavÃn art, Teotihuacán classicism, the splendors of Mayan art, Andean classicism, the end of classicism and post-classic art and more - main archeological sites - maps of sites and races - divinities and glyphs - repertory of gods and sovereigns - chronological history - bibliography - index. Weight: 5 kilograms. New-/New-. CHF 320.00 [Appr.: EURO 211.75 US$ 317.12 | £UK 190.75 | JP¥ 27988] Book number: 003327 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| AMIET, PIERRE/ARNAUD, DANIEL Sumer Assur Babylone Paris, France, AFAA. 1980. (ISBN: 286545004X) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 218 pages - in French - 231 duotone illustrations, 14 color plates and various b/w figs. - published to coincide with the 1981 showing at the Petit Palais Museum in Paris, France, of Sumerian, Assurian and Babylonian : Masterworks of Baghdad Museum - diverse artworks, mainly carvings, pottery, jewellery and weapons - essays by Pierre Amiet on the discovery of ancient Mesopotamia and by Daniel Arnaud on Mesopotamia's written history - chronology - map on ancient Mesopotamia with 72 key sites. As New -. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 | £UK 35.75 | JP¥ 5248] Book number: 004472 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| BAHN, PAUL G. Grande Aventure De L'archeologie (La) Paris, France, Celiv. 1996. (ISBN: 2865352777) cloth-, 29 x 24 Cms. 256 pages - in French - 300 mostly color illustrations - fourteen distinguished archeologists list 100 major archeological discoveries, incl. the Rosetta Stone, the Mammouth bone dwellings, the Peking Man, Macchu Picchu and the frozen tombs of Pazyryk and Ukok - 7 pages of maps, biblio. and index. new-/new-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 | £UK 44.75 | JP¥ 6560] Book number: 005916 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| BELTRAN ANTONIO ET AL Altamira - The Cave of New York, Harry N. Abrams. 1999. (ISBN: 0810919893) Cloth, 31 x 27 cms. 180 pages - in English - 145 illustrations, incl. 102 color plates - photos by Pedro A, Saura Ramos - one of the monuments of prehistoric art, the cave paintings in Altamira, Spain - essays by 4 specialists - the cave, its surroundings, its art, artists and times - techniques, individual artists and artistic concepts - photographing Altamira - conservation problems - the future - biblio. notes and index. New-/New-. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 | £UK 56.75 | JP¥ 8309] Book number: 004688 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| CAMERON, MARY LOVETT Old Etruria and Modern Tuscany London, England, Methuen & Co. 1907. Gold-Embossed Green Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 332 pages and a 40-page catalogue of Methuen publications - 32 monochrome plates - front end page missing, small tear on pre-title page, some foxing and slight wear on cover corners and spine ends - Old Etruria: origins; religions, laws and language; sepulchres and cemeteries; arts and crafts - Modern Tuscany: Rome and Maremma coast-line; Florence, Bologna, Perugia and N.E. Tuscany; Chiusi, Orvieto and Maremma; links between Old Etruria and modern Tuscany - index. Good. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 6997] Book number: 003024 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| CARRATELLI, GIOVANNI PUGLIESE Western Greeks (the) Milano, Italy, Bompiani. 1996. (ISBN: 8845228223) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 799 pages - introductions by Giovanni Agnelli and Feliciano Benvenuti - catalogue of an exhibition presented at Palazzo Grassi, Venice in 1966 devoted to the Greek heritage in the occident in their various aspects (objects - art) - numerous illustrations in b/w and photographs in b/w and colour - important bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 | £UK 56.75 | JP¥ 8309] Book number: 000049 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| CAUBET A./PIERRAT-BONNEFOIS, G. ET AL Faiences (Faiences De l'Antiquite. De l'Egypte a l'Iran Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2005. (ISBN: 8874392389) Wrappers, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 206 pages - in French - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris from June to September 2005 - Over 400 color reproductions - More than a catalogue, this publication was intended to become a reference book on the techniques used by Egyptians, Greeks, and Middle-Easterns and the use of the objects presented (jewels, plates, decorative pieces) in antiquity - Other techiques used for ceramics and related handicrafts are also described - Map - bibliography - list of antique Oriental sites. New -. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 5685] Book number: 003522 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| COLLECTIF Premier Or De l'Humanite En Bulgarie (Le) - 5ème Millénaire Paris, France, Réunion Des Musées Nationaux. 1989. (ISBN: 2711822192) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 198 pages - in French - catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée des Antiquités Nationales at St. Germain en Laye - devoted to the first European civilization born 5000 BC on the shores of the Black Sea on the present emplacement of Bulgaria - largely illustrated with color and b/w photographs of the sites and the artifacts. New -. CHF 48.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.75 US$ 47.57 | £UK 28.75 | JP¥ 4198] Book number: 000086 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| DORIG, JOSE Art Antique - Collections Privees De Suisse Romande Mainz, Germany, Philipp Von Zabern. 1975. softcover-, 29 x 22.5 Cms. slight tear allong dust jacket upper spine and scratches on back cover, otherwise in fine condition - 506 pages - in French - 497 duotone illustrations, double-page map and around 20 b/w figs. - published to coincide with the 1975 showings at the Rath Museum and the Martin Bodmer Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland of ancient Sumerian, Greek Egyptian and vases, sculptures and other objects from private Swiss collections - authros' marks, the Bodmer Foundation, private collections and more - map - forms of vases - list of abbreviations. Very Good-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 6997] Book number: 005844 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| DURLIAT, MARCEL Art Roman (L') Paris, France, Mazenod. 1982. (ISBN: 2850880124) Cloth-, 31.5 x 26 cms. small tear on bottom edge of d.j. front cover - in a slipcase - 616 pages - in French - 967 duotone and color illustrations - a major work on Roman art - problems of method, the Roman West, the emergence of style, architectural creation, the rise of Roman sculpture, the arts of color, new treasures, and, the end of Roman art - geography of Roman art. (Weight: 5 kilograms (11 lbs.). Fine-. CHF 190.00 [Appr.: EURO 125.75 US$ 188.29 | £UK 113.25 | JP¥ 16618] Book number: 005364 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| ENNABLI, ABDELMAJID/FRADIER, GEORGES Carthage Retrouvee Tunis, Tunisia, Ceres. 1995. (ISBN: 9973190556) Cloth-, 32.5 x 25 Cms. slight signs of wear along d.j. upper page edges and spine, otherwise book is in pristine condition - 154 pages - in French - around 150 color illustrations and a map - photography by Jacques Pérez - a history of ancient Carthage as reflected by archeological finds, from its early Phoenician, Eastern days to its later Roman, Western period - also: index and bibliography. As new-/Very Good-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 6997] Book number: 009466 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| FODOR, ISTVAN ET AL Ancient Hungarians (The) Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian National Museum. 1996. (ISBN: 9639060501) softcover-, 28 x 20 Cms. 480 pages - in English - around 500 color illustrations and various b/w figs. - photography by József Hapák - published to coincide with the 1996 showing at the Hungarian National Musuem in Budapest of ancient Hungarian artworks and artefacts - essays by a dozen Hungarian specialists - princely burials, the upper Tisza region, Tisza region, Transylvania, Danube-Tisza Interfluve, southern Hungary, Transdanubia, northern Hungary, Slovakia, settlements, and, conquest period sites beyond the Carpathians - cemetery and settlement plans - references - 10th and 11th Century Hungarian cemeteries in the Carpathian basin. New-. CHF 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 165.5 US$ 247.75 | £UK 149 | JP¥ 21866] Book number: 009462 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| GENTILE, GIOVANNI ET AL Balkani - Antiche Civilta Tra Il Danubio e l'Adriatico Milan, Italy, Silvana. 2007. (ISBN: 9788836609123) Wrappers-, 28 x 23 Cms. 264 pages - in Italian - 232 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Adria, Italy, of ancient artworks and objects from the National Museum of Belgrade, Serbia, which reflect civilizations born 8 centuries before Christ along the banks of the Danube and which thrived for 1,000 years - various essays - archeological sites - catalogue of works - bibliography. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 | £UK 30 | JP¥ 4373] Book number: 007648 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| GODDIO, FRANCK ET AL Tresors Engloutis - Journal De Bord D'un Archeologue Paris, France, Editions Du Chêne. 2003. (ISBN: 9782842774875) hardcover-, 36 x 25 cms. 184 pages - in French - over 150 color illustrations, incl. many full-page - a noted marine archeologist describes the activity of discovering wrecks, such as the San Diego, or submerged ancient cities, such as the one near Alexandria - the San Diego, the Griffin, the Royal Captain, seven treasure-laden Chinese junks, Alexandria's rediscovered Portus Magnus and the submerged city of Heracleon - biblio. and filmography. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 | £UK 30 | JP¥ 4373] Book number: 006520 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| JAQUET, MARTINE/BOUCHARD J.F. ET AL Or Du Perou (L') Lausanne, Switzerland, Fondation De l'Hermitage. 1988. Soft Cover, 28,50 x 23,50 Cm. 155 pages - in French - 251 b/w and col. illustrations - Essays by 4 specialists - This catalogue, published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne in 1988, presents some fabulous pieces, based on gold, of decorative Arts (Ceramics, Porcelain, Majolica), Goldsmith's Art (Jewels, Precious Metals), Metal Works from the ancient civilizations of the Peru - Selected Bibliography . Fine -. CHF 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 US$ 54.51 | £UK 33 | JP¥ 4810] Book number: 004144 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| KARAGEORGHIS, VASSAS ET AL Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (The) Vol.II Milan, Italy, Skira. 1999. (ISBN: 3854970064) Cloth-, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages - in German and English - 113 color illustrations, mostly plates - several noted archeologists describe the most remarkable of the some 700 Cypriot objects in the Museum of Art and History in Vienna, Austria and offer insights into 19th and 20th Century Cypriot archeology - chronological table, map of Cyprus, the last 100 years of Cypriot archeology and the collection's history - catalogue: Greek masterpieces, Cypriot pottery, terracotta, limestone sculptures and coins - scientific notes and list of references. -. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 | £UK 30 | JP¥ 4373] Book number: 006278 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| KÉVORKIAN, RAYMOND H. ET ALII Ani, Capitale De l'Arménie En L'an Mil Paris , France, Paris Musées. 2001. (ISBN: 2879005434) Wrappers, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 314 pages - text in French - catalog of an exhibition held at the Pavillon des Arts in Paris (2001) - this exhibition is dedicated to Ani, which was the capital of Armenia around the year 1000 - at the cross between arab, byzantine and christian cultures and traditions, Ani was a very active city intellectually and artistically - discovery of a rich past through essays by specialists, color photographs of the objects found by archaeologists and b/w photographs of architecture - notices for every object exposed. New -. CHF 67.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.5 US$ 66.4 | £UK 40 | JP¥ 5860] Book number: 000792 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| KLEIN, DANIEL/CRUZ CEVALLOS, IVAN Equateur - l'Art Secret De l'Equateur Precolombien Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2007. (ISBN: 9788874393381) hardcover-, 30 x 25 Cms. 360 pages - in French - over 150 color illustrations, incl. many plates - a history of the art and culture of the 5,000-year-old natives of Ecuador who were influenced by the empires of Peru and Mesoamerica - essays by 8 specialists - catalogue - bibliography. (For version in English of this book, see ISBN 9788874393374). New-/New-. CHF 140.00 [Appr.: EURO 92.75 US$ 138.74 | £UK 83.5 | JP¥ 12245] Book number: 007794 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| LEISINGER, HERMANN Peintures Etrusques De Tarquinia (Les) Lausanne, Switzerland, Guilde Du Livre. 1953, No.3,970 of an Edition Limited to 5,000. Softcover, 29.5 x 23.5 Cms. 128 pages - in French - 102 illustrations, incl. 16 color plates - b/w photographs by Walter Dräyer - Etruscan paintings from Tarquinia - prehistory, origins, language, religion, funeral rites, the tombs of Tarquinia and more - tombs and ornaments. As New -/w/cellophane Protector. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5 US$ 69.37 | £UK 41.75 | JP¥ 6122] Book number: 004181 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| MARAZOV, IVAN ET AL Or Des Thraces (L') Mainz am Rhein, Germany, Philipp Von Zabern. 1980. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 248 pages - in French - nearly 600 color and monochrome illustrations, incl. many plates - published to coincide with the 1980 showing, organized with the help of 30 Bulgarian museums, at the Museum of Art and History in Geneva, Switzerland of golden objects, some 2,000 years old, from the heretofore fabled land of Thrace - jewellery, sculpture, vases and other objects - several authorities on Thracian art describe this land, the latest archeological finds in Bulgaria, Neolithic to Bronze Age Thrace, Thracian art in the time of the legendary kings, Thracian art during the first Iron Age, Geometric Art and the rise of Thracian art during the Second Iron Age - different objects found on different sites - decadence of Thracian art - the Roman era - coins. As New -. CHF 48.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.75 US$ 47.57 | £UK 28.75 | JP¥ 4198] Book number: 003185 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| MARKOE, GLENN ET AL Petra Rediscovered - Lost City of the Nabataeans London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2003. (ISBN: 0500051267) Gilt Embossed Cloth-, 31 x 27 cms. 288 pages - in English - 286 illustrations, incl. 170 in color - a learned description of the town of Petra in Jordan which for four centuries, from the 3rd century B.C. to the 1st Century A.D. was a thriving city and a hub for trade routes - essays by over 20 scholars on Petra and the Nabataeans - endnotes, biblio. glossary of architectural terms, index and maps. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 6997] Book number: 008103 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| MAZAHERI, A. Tresors De l'Iran (Les) - Medes et Perses - Tresors Des Mages - La Renaissance Iranienne Geneva, Swirzerland, Albert Skira. 1970. Gilt Embossed Cloth, 33 x 28 cms. 300 pages - in French - 87 color tip-ins and 17 b/w heliogravures - published to coincide with the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian empire by Cyrus the Great - Iranian art treasures since ancient Persia to the Iranian renaissance by a noted Iranian scholar and author - complementary notes, index and list of illustrations. Fine-/fine-. CHF 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.25 US$ 148.65 | £UK 89.5 | JP¥ 13120] Book number: 005345 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| MIQUEL, P. Deserts Chretiens d'Egypte - Les Kellia Paris, France, Cultures Sud. 1993. (ISBN: 9782901184001) . signs of wear along d.j. corners, spine ends and edges - small tear along d.j. upper back cover - 288 pages - in French - around 200 color illustrations, various maps and floor plans - a description of 2nd Century early Christian holy places in the Egyptian desert, mainly the Kellia Desert - history, lifestyle, chronology, literature, daily life and famous men - art from Horus to Jesus, the peopling of the desert, the discovery of Kellia and much more - also: various historical documents. Fine/Good. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 | £UK 35.75 | JP¥ 5248] Book number: 009461 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. | ||
| ORLIAC, CATHERINE & MICHEL Tresors De L'ile De Paques - Treasures of Easter Island Geneva / Paris, Dawance / Editions Louise Leiris. 2008. (ISBN: 9782900983041) Cloth-, 31 x 27 cms. 288 pages - in French and English - over 200 mostly color illustrations - cloth bookmark - a learned history of Easter Island, its inhabitants and artistic production, featuring, notably, the artefacts and wood carvings in the ancient collection kept in the Congregation of the Sacred-Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Rome - Polynesisans and the Rapanui, the arrival of foreigners, Rapanui wood sculptures in the collection, and, more - catalogue - art in Rapanui everyday life - biblio. list of illustrations, sources of illustrations and index. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 | £UK 59.75 | JP¥ 8746] Book number: 008757 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu. |
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