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Saunders, David: Underworld. Imagining the Afterlife in Ancient South Italian Vase Painting. 2022. 240 pages, fully illustrated. Hardback. 28 x 23cms. Catalogue of 42 South Italian funerary vases painted with depictions of the Underworld, all illustrated and discussed in detail. Expanding on research for the eponymous exhibition at the Getty Villa in 2019, this study explores attitudes toward the afterlife in Greek ritual and myth, inscriptions on leaves of gold that provided guidance for the deceased, funerary practices and religious beliefs in Apulia, and the importance accorded to Orpheus and Dionysos. With a list of concordances, bibliography and index.
Catalogue of 42 South Italian funerary vases painted with depictions of the Underworld, all illustrated and discussed in detail. Expanding on research for the eponymous exhibition at the Getty Villa in 2019, this study explores attitudes toward the afterlife in Greek ritual and myth, inscriptions on leaves of gold that provided guidance for the deceased, funerary practices and religious beliefs in Apulia, and the importance accorded to Orpheus and Dionysos. With a list of concordances, bibliography and index. Text in English
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Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo. In English /Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo. Editor in Chief Hyman E. Goldin. In English, B.M. New York. Twain Publishers, Inc. 1950. 327, 1 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb7b18d2c5810b63a4.
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Milyanenkov Lev. Beyond the Law: An Encyclopedia of the Underworld. /Mil'yanenkov Lev. Po tu storonu zakona. Entsiklopediya prestupnogo mira. St. Petersburg: The Editorial Board of Ladies and Gentlemen. 1992 356 pages. This reference book gives a complete picture of the life of the underworld. It will tell you about the history of tattoos and their symbolism the secret ways in which criminals communicate. It contains a dictionary of jargon words and expressions as well as jargon and household names We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb5979e89bf4083c7c
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Messik X. Bosses of the underworld. In Russian /Messik Kh. Bossy prestupnogo mira. Pen in English M Progress 1985.Contact us for details or to request photos of available books. Delivery of this book could take longer than normal due to additional handling time before shipping, and no rush delivery options are available. Please let us know if you have a specific date by which you need to receive your order.SKUalb7366baad8fa8608c
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Strugatsky A., Strugatsky B. (Strugatskys). Expedition to the underworld. A Tale of Friendship and Unfriendship. In Russian /Strugatskiy A., Strugatskiy B. (Strugatskie). Ekspeditsiya v preispodnyuyu. Povest o druzhbe i nedruzhbe. Series: Worlds of the Strugatsky Brothers M. ACT 1998. Contact us for details or to request photos of available books. Delivery of this book could take longer than normal due to additional handling time before shipping, and no rush delivery options are available. Please let us know if you have a specific date by which you need to receive your order.SKUalbe356685f98755a8f