Author: WRIGHT, GEORGE ERNEST (1909-1974)
Title: Shechem. The biography of a Biblical city
Description: London : Gerald Duckworth & Co. 1964. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered.Physical description; xviii. 270 p. [78] p. of plates : ill. maps. plans. ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Locating an ancient city -- Shechem. 'The uncrowned queen of Palestine' -- The first excavations of Shechem -- The Drew-McCormick expedition -- The fortification of the city -- The temple of El-berith -- The courtyard temples -- The sacred area of Shechem in early biblical tradition -- Israelite Shechem -- The Samaritans at Shechem. Subjects; Bible - Antiquities. Archaeology - Palestine. Palestine - Antiquities. Shechem (Extinct city). West Bank - Antiquities. Shechem (Israel) - Antiquities. Israel - Antiquities. Nablus - History. Shechem (Extinct city) - Antiquities. Nablus. Palestine. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. Weight in Kg appr.:

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