Analecta Gorgiana
Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries.
Excavations in the North Cemetery at Corinth in 1930
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 234
ISBN: 978-1-60724-463-9
This is the site report from the excavation of the North cemetery in Corinth and represents a continuation of the report from the 1929 season, which began the excavation.
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Studies of the Exploits of Heracles on Vases
By Stephen Luce
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 226
ISBN: 978-1-60724-455-4
This paper discusses the tales of Heracles as told in vase-paintings, which often represent earlier or more popular versions of the stories than those preserved in upper-class literature.
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The Rise of Romanesque Sculpture
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 217
ISBN: 978-1-60724-446-2
Porter explains the sudden appearance of Romanesque sculpture in the 12th century AD by suggesting an origin in the sculpture of Lombardy.
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The East Wall of the Erechtheum
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 284
ISBN: 978-1-60724-513-1
Gorham Phillips Stevens argues that the East wall had windows by which the inner cella was lit. This extra lighting suggests the use of the space as a sacred art gallery as well as a shrine.
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The Date of Damophon of Messene
By Ida Thallon
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 285
ISBN: 978-1-60724-514-8
Ida Thallon dates the work of Demophon, a famous sculptor whose surviving work is now agreed to be an example of innovative second-century BC Greek art.
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The Technical History of White Lecythi
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 287
ISBN: 978-1-60724-516-2
This paper presents a careful chronology of white lechythoi and demonstrates the methods by which pottery dating was established before modern equipment allowed carbon dating of organic residue.
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Medusa, Apollo, and the Great Mother
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 296
ISBN: 978-1-60724-525-4
Arthur Frothingham, one of the founding fathers of Art History, here discusses the problem of the Gorgon in ancient Greek art by arguing that Medusa represents a lost prehistoric goddess.
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Roman Remains in the Town and Territory of Velletri
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 206
ISBN: 978-1-60724-435-6
Wagener and Ashby here give a report on the Roman remains at the site of Velitrae including roads, temples, basilica, and the amphitheater.
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The Characteristics of Eye Beads from the Earliest Times to the Present
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 208
ISBN: 978-1-60724-437-0
In this ambitious article Eisen creates a chronology of eye beads (glass beads decorated with eye-like spots) from sites in Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.
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Seventh Annual Report of the Managing Committee, 1907-1908
With the Report of the Director
By American School for Oriental Study and Research in Palestine; Contribution by Francis Brown
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 550
ISBN: 978-1-61719-393-4
A vivid glimpse of the early years of one of the prestigious American Schools for Oriental Research, when a dozen students traveled the Middle East each winter. This report documents some of the troubles they faced.
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The Religion of the Achaemenian Kings
First Series. The Religion According to the Inscriptions
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 599
ISBN: 978-1-61719-551-8
The author sets out to uncover more about the religion of the Achaemenian Kings and the Zoroastrian religion through many different kinds of ancient inscriptions and texts, both Persian and non-Persian.
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Nonnenspiegel und Mönchenspiegel
By Evagrius Ponticus; Edited by Hugo Grossmann
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 606
ISBN: 978-1-61719-438-2
Poems of advice to monks and nuns from one of the first monks to write, in the late fourth century.
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The Performance of Normativity
Mormons and the Construction of an American Masculinity
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1069
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0116-6
This paper examines the construction of masculinity among male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and its underlying historical factors.
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Jacob of Serugh
A Select Bibliographical Guide
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1051
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0099-2
Brock provides an indispensable bibliographic resource for Jacob of Serugh scholarship. This guide lists Jacob's mimre by biblical passage and liturgical events, uplifted saints and topics, other works including prose and letters, and recommended secondary sources for further study.
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From Music Archaeology to Historiography
Andean Music Archaeology and Musical Instruments, Singing and Dancing in Guaman Poma's Nuéva Crónica y Bien Gobierno
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1053
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0101-2
Hickmann describes a 17th century work by Guaman Poma chronicling the first period of the Conquista. Details from this book are comparable to archaeological finds of musical instruments that have since disappeared. The author provides illustrations of ancient Andean instruments.
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The Syriac Presence in the Armenian Translation of the Bible, with Special Reference to the Book of
By Claude Cox
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1093
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0141-8
Syriac and Armenian Christians interacted regionally and theologically. This paper investigates whether it is thus a viable proposition to deduce Syriac readings from Armenian biblical translations. Cox concludes on a case-basis because extensive use of a similar source text remains questionable.
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Syriac into Armenian
The Translations and their Translators
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1091
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0139-5
This article describes the historical development of Armenian translations of Syriac literature from the 5th century, Intervening- and Clinician Periods. Significant works and figures are highlighted.
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The Extremity of the Romans, and Praise before the Holy Mysteries
Syriac Texts and Translations
Edited and Translated by Isaac H. Hall
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 876
ISBN: 978-1-61143-442-2
These are two unique Syriac texts from the same manuscript.
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The Armenian Life of Marutha of Maipherkat
Translation and Introduction by Ralph Marcus
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 937
ISBN: 978-1-61143-831-4
This work retells the life of the Bishop Marutha of Maipherkat, or Martyropolis, as translated from the Armenian text.
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The Scope and Contents of Chingis Khan's Yasa
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 986
ISBN: 978-1-61143-923-6
Genghis Khan's law code, the Yasa, survives in fragments. This article lists the known provisions, from Berhebraeus, Juwaini, and Arab sources; Vernadsky considers it a supplement to Mongol custom for the multinational Empire.
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A Study in Syriac Historiographical Tradition
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1040
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0088-6
Syriac tradition remembers sixth century Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the harsh persecutor of the faithful, while his wife Theodora is revered as the “believing queen”, champion and protectress of the dissenting non-Chalcedonian church.
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The Essential Lightness of Being
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1041
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0089-3
This is a preliminary study of aspects of the spiritual development of Hindiyya ‘Ajaymi, a Syro-Lebanese religious woman who lived from 1727–98. Highlights include her mystical experiences as well as later compositions for her religious community.
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Inscriptions Syriaques de Salamas, en Perse
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1042
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0090-9
This publication presents the transcription and translation of eight Syriac inscriptions from the Persian region of Salamas found in ancient cemeteries and church buildings. The inscriptions are accompanied by brief commentary and helpful introduction.
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The Syriac Orthodox Celebration of the Eucharist in Light of Jacob of Serugh’s Mimro 95
By Amir Harrak
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1046
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0094-7
Jacob of Serugh's “Mimro 95” details the significance of the Eucharist and spiritual benefit for participants. Harrak divides verses of this commentary in order to relate stages of liturgy within the Pre-Anaphoric and Anaphoric services of 6th century Syriac worship.
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The Constitutional Development of the Western Han Dynasty
By Telly Koo
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 769
ISBN: 978-1-61143-147-6
The Western Han dynasty was one of the most successful period in Chinese history. They drastically transformed the government from the ways of the Chou monarchs, which was the basis for subsequent dynasties.
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