1'Fairy Way of Writing': Joseph Addison, The Spectator 419 (1 July 1712), dedication to John
Dryden, King Arthur, 1691, quoted in Châtel (2010). Many thanks to Laurent Châtel for …

The present introductory handbook on comparative oriental manuscript studies is the main
achievement of the Research Networking Programme 'Comparative Oriental Manuscript …

Magical designs are to be found on virtually every medium of material culture, including
metalwork, objects carved of wood, cloth, and jewelry. This chapter begins with a discussion …

EL conjunto de objetos, unos 141 sellos de plomo que datan en su mayor parte del primer
cuarto del siglo VIII, que se presentan y comentan en las siguientes páginas, es de una …

This book explores a series of powerful artifacts associated with King Solomon via
legendary or extracanonical textual sources. Tracing their cultural resonance throughout …

The British Museum's collection of seals and amulets, some 800 objects altogether,
comprisesanumberof interestinggroups, themostimportantof which were put together by key …

Abstract Archaeological excavations at Unguja Ukuu recovered a rock crystal cabochon seal
with the word lillāh (“for God”) inscribed in the Kufic script on its domed surface. The artifact …

La présence d'une communauté musulmane isolée dans le Tigray oriental, région
précocément christianisée du nord de l'Éthiopie, est connue des spécialistes de l'Éthiopie …

Whereas tropical Africa is the probable area of origin of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), which is
also found around Lake ৫ānā in Ethiopia (Soldati 2014), we have no evidence for its use as …

When Taufiq Canaan collected his amulets, these were functioning within a particular
medicoreligious culture. With its traditional methods of protection and healing this culture of …