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From
Aphrodite to Melusine.
Reflections on the Archaeology
and the
History of Cyprus.
From October 2006 to March 2007, the rich
cultural heritage of Cyprus, from the classical period to the
fifteen century, was on display at the Geneva Musee d’art et
d’histoire. During the exhibition,
Beatrice Demetriades-Power,
Consul General a. h. of the Republic of Cyprus and the Museum organized a series of public lectures on
various aspects of Cypriot history and culture, which are
collected in this scholarly volume.
Contents :
Matteo Campagnolo,
Marielle Martiniani-Reber, Preface.
Danielle Decrouez,
Cyprus, an Island with Exceptional Geology.
Jacques Chamay,
Cyprus from its Origins until the Roman Period.
Andre Hurst, The
Cypria, Stasinus, Homer and the Orient.
Esther Wolff,
Notes
on the Act of Perfuming Clothes and on the Cypriot Origin of
Minoan and Greek Perfumery.
Matteo Campagnolo,
The Parallel Lives of Evagoras I of Salamis and Peter I de
Lusignan.
David Jacoby, The
Frankish States of the Levant and Cyprus under the Lusignans: a
Century of Relations (1191-1291).
Marielle
Martiniani-Reber,
An Exceptional Piece of Embroidery Held in
Switzerland: the Grandson antependium.
Jacques Chamay, The
Templars and Hospitallers in Cyprus between Jerusalem and Rhodes
(1291-1310).
Gilles Grivaud,
Living Together in the Society of the Lusignan Kingdom.
Jean Richard,
Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Cyprus under the Lusignans.
Bertrand Bouvier,
Musical life at the Lusignan Court in the Late 14th
and Early 15th Century. The Turin J.II.9 Manuscript.
Beatrice Demetriades
Power, Anne of Cyprus. Charlote of Cyprus.
Vassos Karageorghis,
By way of conclusion – Cypriot Archaeology: Problems, Success
and Current Trends.
Available now!
Product Details :
Title: From
Aphrodite to Melusine. Reflections on the Archaeology and the
History of Cyprus.
Softcover Paperback, 203 pages, 24 coloured illustrations and maps,
bibliography, index
Publisher: La Pomme d'or S.A., Geneva,
2007
Languages: English and French
English ISBN: 987-954-8446-04-4, 954-8446-04-9
French ISBN: 987-954-8446-03-7, 954-8446-03-0
Dimensions: 23
x 14.5 cm
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