Sandals, shoes and other leatherwork from the Coptic Monastery Deir el-Bachit : Analysis and Catalogue.
Title:
Sandals, shoes and other leatherwork from the Coptic Monastery Deir el-Bachit : Analysis and Catalogue.
Author:
Veldmeijer, André J.
ISBN:
9789088901423
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (279 pages)
Contents:
part I. analysis -- PREFACE -- introduction -- The 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 -- Incision51 -- Weaving -- The Objects -- Footwear -- 'Insignias' -- Book Covers -- Fastenings -- Belts, Straps, Cordage and Related -- Bags and Related Objects -- Offcuts and Waste -- Unidentified -- Tools: a short note -- Wear, repair, re-use -- discussion -- notes -- bibliography -- part II. CATALOGUE -- 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 I Non-diagnostic offcuts etc. -- appendix II concordances -- concordance by catalogue number -- concordance by find number -- concordance by description.
Abstract:
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 three seasons of preliminary research, full archaeological research was started in 2004. The leatherwork was studied in 2007, the present volume of which presents the results. The book consists of two parts: the analysis and a detailed catalogue, including colour images of all finds and, where necessary, line drawings. The finds are analysed within the framework of the excavation as well as within the frameworks of the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project and the Ancient Egyptian Footwear Project (www.leatherandshoes.nl).
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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