Illustrated and provided with a glossary and site index; this text examines the archaeology of housing throughout the Roman world. This breadth of scale enables the author to set local developments within the overall context of social change in the empire; making the book of value to all with an interest in the culture and history of Rome.
#3606506 in Books 2010-09-28Original language:English 4.33 x .20 x 4.33l; .11 #File Name: 071411994640 pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not just for children!!! Amazing display for adults too.By WebscribeThanks to Richard Parkinson for such an amazing full length miniaturized reproduction of one of the most beautiful so-called Books of the Dead! And for such a tiny price. I recall another accordion pullout of The Book of the Dead of Ani; albeit much larger; that was prohibitively priced. Hunefer's papyrus is shrunk to 5' x 4-3/8"; about a quarter of the original's size. This is the closest most of us will ever get to seeing the actual papyrus of Hunefer in the British Museum. Seeing it all in one piece is amazing--considering that the papyrus of Ani was chopped into chunks. A few of the scenes are enlarged in addition so that we can appreciate the brush strokes and view the creative process of which colors and lines went on in which order. Amazing to think they accomplished that detail with reed brushes!I'm thinking of getting a second copy to remove the papyrus strip from the binding in order to ornament a wall like a wallpaper strip.Edit Feb 2014. I see that sellers are trying to market this as if it is a large folio like the Papyrus of Ani; rather than a printed-in-China little gem intended for children. I bought mine from a few years ago. It is a steal at 8 bux but hardly a high priced item. The sellers who would have you think it's pricey are deluded and the rest are sheep.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Bigger is betterBy ChristopherThe book is small and you may need magnifying glass for identification of a few glyphs. If you know someone that lives near the British museum have them mail it to you it may be considerably cheaper if they still have this in stock. You can fine clearer images in one of budges books if You need this papyrus for source work
