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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Footwear (cat. nos. 1-101)sandals (cat. Nos. 1-98); footwear (cat. Nos. 1-101)shoes (cat. nos. 99-101); insignias (cat. nos. 102-112); book covers(cat. nos. 113-176); fastenings(CAT. NOS. 177-178); belts, straps, cordage and related(cat. Nos. 179-240); bags and related objects(cat. nos. 241-244); offcuts and waste(cat. Nos. 245-255); miscellaneous(cat. Nos. 256-258); unidentified(Cat. nos. 259-410); appendices; appendix INon-diagnostic offcuts etc.; appendix IIconcordances; concordance by catalogue number; concordance by find number; concordance by description; part I. analysis; PREFACE |
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IntroductionThe Archaeological Investigations; The Leather Research; The Catalogue; The Illustrations; Quantity and Breakdown by Functional Groups; analysis of the leatherwork; Preservation7; Skin Processing8; Skin Type Identification; Preparing the Skin,11 Curing/Tanning, Colour; Manufacturing Technology13; Stitches and Seams; Knots; Slit-and-Pull Technique25; Braiding; Coils and Tubes33; Decoration40; Painted Decoration; Impressed and Stamped Decoration; part II. CATALOGUE; Incision51; Weaving; The Objects; Footwear; 'Insignias'; Book Covers; Fastenings; Belts, Straps, Cordage and Related |
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Bags and Related ObjectsOffcuts and Waste; Unidentified; Tools: a short note; Wear, repair, re-use; discussion; notes; bibliography |
| Summary |
The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra' Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is the largest Coptic monastery complex preserved in Western Thebes and the first monastery that has been systematically investigated. The excavation of the monastery was started as a DFG-Project des Ägyptologischen Instituts der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Muenchen in close collaboration with the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Abteilung Kairo. Until the start of the investigations in 2001 with a survey, little research was done. After thr |
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Print version record |
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Footwear -- Egypt -- Qurna -- History
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Leatherwork -- Egypt -- Qurna -- History
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Qurna
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Coptic monasteries -- Egypt -- Qurna
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Coptic monasteries
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Footwear
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Leatherwork
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Egypt -- Qurna
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789088901423 |
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9088901422 |
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