History and Archeology in the Middle East – Available on request

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Are you passionate about the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian old cities? Do you like to discover old frescoes and paintings on the Roman necropolis of Jordan or the Architecture and decoration of the Churches of Antioch, « The city of God»?

Lebanonpostcard offers you in this section a series of books and studies that will help you discover the old world: the urban planning of Assyrian cities, the plan of the old houses, the description, dimensions, and areas of buildings and cities.

In the Les Peintures des nécropolesromainesd’Abila et du Nord de la Jordanie, you will find inside the book mind blowing photos of these cemeteries in Jordan. How the roofs are richly adorned and embellished. You will discover some cemeteries dedicated especially to veiled women!

The exciting two volumes of Habitat UrbainNéo-Assyrien et Néo-Babylonien, de l’espacebâti à l’espacevécu, are a real passionate dive in the past of the Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms. We learn how did they use to build their cities, in harmony with social customs, and different classes of the society. Nippur, Babylone, Nimrud, etc. which house is the oldest? Why this house was demolished in the first century BC? How did they choose the orientation of the house entrance, etc…

In the book Le Décor des Églises de Villages d’Antiochène, du IVe au VII siècle, you will find the list of the city Churches, as well as a precise description of architectural features. For those who are passionate about the architecture of the Ancient World, this would be a must!

Another treasure that you find in our collection, it is the Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie XXI, Inscriptions de la Jordanie. It offers you all the epitaphs, inscriptions of the Greco-Latin period in Jordan! A real pleasure for philologues and passionate about the Greco-Latin world. These inscriptions are naturally photographed, translated, and explained in a geo-historical context. Isn’t it wonderful?

Another book, of real importance for the lovers of manuscripts and old poetry: Les Peintures des manuscripts de la Khamseh de Nizami, au TopkapiSaarayiMüzesid’Istanbul.The dazzling paintings decorating this ancient collection of Persian poems are presented, commented on, and described. An occasion for discovery not to be missed.

Finally, we present Les Lois des Bâtiments, Voisinage et Habitat urbain dans l’Empire romain, Recherches sur les rapports entre le droit et la construction privée du siècle d’Auguste au siècle de Justinien. This book offers an overview of the construction laws under the Roman empire from August to Justinian. This book shows among other things how water influenced the distribution of houses and the laws. You will be surprised to discover how in Apamea (Syria), the Romans set rules for a 2nd-floor construction, and how one should construct a balcony! If you love learning about laws in the Ancient World, this book is for you!

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