books: handbuch der ...     books:       Die Gestalt des Menschen. Lehr- und Handbuch der Künstleranatomie.7 reviews Gottfried Bammes Seemann, 2002 The way it's meant to be! This is exactly how an anatomy book should be made! It uses figures in motion, figures of all ages and body types - not just idealised perfect slim people. This is the perfect anatomy book for animators and other artists - the illustrations of muscle groups twisting are worth the price alone! If only there was a version in English...             Sumerian Grammar (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) (Handbook of Oriental ...1 review Dietz Otto Edzard Brill Academic Publishers, 2003 A Sumerian Grammer for the More Advanced Student Dietz Edzard's Sumerian Grammar is not a book for an absolute beginner. You will not learn to translate a Sumerian text from this book. There are no vocabulary lists or exercises and there are only two cuneiform characters in the entire book. But that is fine since this book is not aimed at a begining student. Instead, Dr. Edzard has written a book that is aimed at more advanced students and ...             The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meriotic Civilization (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der ...2 reviews Laszlo Torok Brill Academic Publishers, 1998 Don't be thrown off by the first comment Well, you're not much of a scholar of this subject if you haven't heard of Laszlo Torok. He doesn't need scholarly backing, he IS scholarly backing.             A History of the Druzes (Handbuch Der Orientalistik. Erste Abeilung, Nahe Und Der Mittlere Osten. ...1 review Kais Firro Brill Academic Publishers, 1997 Classic book on the history of the Druzes This book is the first serious academic attempt of its kind to write an overview of the Druze history. In a feald that has been long dominated by apologetic works, Firro provides a fascinating account of the Druze history drawing on almost every work that was known before on this topic. This book already became a basic work for reserchers in this field.             Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)1 review Hermann Hunger, David Pingree Brill Academic Publishers, 1999 A Standard Reference for the Exact Sciences I first read it at the Turpin Library at the Dallas Theological Seminary. I found myself re-reading it so many times I decided to buy it. For those interested in the history of Mesopotamia and the role of the exact sciences, this is an indispensable reference book. They are two authorities with a precise command of the subject matter and understanding of the "good stuff" that has been written in ...             An Annotated Bibliography of the Alamkarasastra (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)2 reviews Timothy C. Cahill Brill Academic Publishers, 2001 Thank You! This is truly a monumental work. Thank you on behalf of my colleagues and students. N. Redington, Jr.             The Old Syriac Inscriptions of Edessa and Osrhoene: Texts, Translations, and Commentary (Handbook of Oriental ...1 review Brill Academic Publishers, 1998 Excellent Edition of Old Syriac Inscriptions This book represents the definitive edition of all the existing published Syriac inscriptions that are neither Jewish nor Christian. It replaces the small book of texts of a set of Old Syriac inscriptions that H. J. Drijvers provided in 1972 or so, with a more thorough presentation of every published inscription, as well some identification of those inscriptions that are in the process of being ...             Archaeology in Soviet Central Asia (Handbuch der Orientalistik. 7. Abt. Kunst und Archaologie)1 review Gregoire Frumkin Brill, 1970 A Classic Work on the Subject Frumkin's compilation provides a comprehensive survey beginning from the stone age and onward in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, as known through 1970. Perhaps its greatest value is its extensive bibliography, its greatest flaw that it is too short. It does not go into the detail one might have liked on many subjects -- in most cases, the reader will need to go ...             The Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (Handbuch Der ...1 review Peter F. Kornicki Brill Academic Publishers, 1997 Authoritative and highly readable This is a very useful study of the history of the book (defined rather broadly) in Japan. It is well written and makes interesting even topics that at first glance seem inherently dull--the chapter on bibliographies and catalogs, for example. Kornicki combines extensive old-fashioned archival scholarship with a good sense for recent theory on such topics as the death of the author, media ...             The Dictionary of the North-West Semitic Inscriptions (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der ...1 review J. Hoftijzer, K. Jongeling Brill Academic Publishers, 2004 A Magisterial Work This dictionary of the vocabulary of the Old Canaanite, Phoenician, Punic, Moabite, Ammonite, Hebrew, Aramaic, and other ancient Northwest Semitic inscriptions is a state-of-the-art tool for specialists, yet it is so extraordinarily well organized and its material is so clearly presented that even those with no more than a nodding acquaintance with Semitics will find it easy to use. And many ...             A Grammar of the Ugaritic Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)1 review Daniel Sivan Brill Academic Pub, 1997 When they said "reference work", they meant it. The book seems to be for people who already know Ugaritic and just want a comprehensive reference, assyriologist types who already know several semitic languages and just want to be able to formulate opinions about Ugaritic, etc. The book is NOT suitable for someone who just wants to use it to learn the language. Normally, I am not afraid to use reference books as text books as I am used to ...             Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch ...1 review Vladimir E. Orel, Olga V. Stolbova Brill Academic Pub, 1995 Not selective enough for general use As the subtitle indicates, this is not a reconstruction, but materials for one. Before they can be made general use of, they have to be screened by specialists of the different subfamilies. In the present state of the work, Orel & Stolbova's comparisons are often laxist both on the phonological and the semantic sides. In addition, the tables on pages 1-5 have several printing errors. See review ...             The King's Dictionary. The Rasulid Hexaglot : Fourteenth Century Vocabularies in Arabic, Persian, Turkic, ...2 reviews Peter B. Golden, Louis Ligeti, ... Brill Academic Publishers, 2000 Fantastic amusement if handled correctly This wonderful (and frightening) list of words is not merely of interest to linguists, philologists or amateur language lovers. It also gives some insight into the world of men who wielded power in Western Asia, including Iran, parts of Central Asia and by implication the Indian Ocean as well. How do pre-national military formations function practically (aka how much Arabic or Persian do I need ...             The Buddhist Architecture of Gandhara (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)1 review Kurt A. Behrendt Brill Academic Publishers, 2004 Seriously disappointing waste of money I did not ever think I would have to give any book a single star and if zero stars had been possible it would have qualified. But I guess the bibliography is worth a star. The text certainly isn't. The book deals only with a tiny portion of the material and then does it embarrassingly badly. There is also absolutely nothing new in the book but is merely a collection of information available in ...             Das Handbuch der deutschen Infanterie 1939 - 1945.1 review Alex Buchner Nebel Verlag GmbH Handbook and Photo History of the German Infantry This is a useful work for the World War II military history expert, operations analyst (military), modeler, wargamer, software game designer, etc., because it has a lot of detail on various ordnance and TO&E of the infantry during the war (almost all main force Wehrmacht -- there is little here on exotic units like Brandenburgers , special parachute units , etc.). It is followed by about 70+ ...             The Sanskrit Epics (Handbuch Der Orientalistik Zweite Abteilung, Indien) (Handbuch Der Orientalistik Zweite ...2 reviews John Brockington Brill Academic Publishers, 1998 A Summary of Epic Scholarship, but not worth the money This Book basically summarizes Epic Scholarship from the 19th Century, to more or less the present. All the fammilar names are here, from Holtzmann to Hiltebeitel, with short summaries of their work. Not surprisingly there is not much emphasis on the Philosophical Sections of the Mahabharata, nor are there new insights shared, or conclusions reached. It is more or less a Reference Book, not ...             Handbook of Christianity in Japan (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik - Part 5: Japan, ...1 review Brill Academic Publishers, 2003 Disappointed Having made wide use of the HoC in China - an excellent work - I am sorely disappointed with the volume on Japan. It lacks a thorough review of so many areas. Perhaps I was spoiled by the excellent work on the China edition which covered history, art, science, culture - the whole broad gambit. One could do better with an general history of Christianity in Japan. The bibliographies were terrible - ...             Manchu Grammar (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) (Handbook of Oriental ...1 review Brill Academic Publishers, 2002 Frustrating but interesting; author ill-served by publisher This is a detailed and in many ways good grammar of a language not well provided with accessible grammatical material. It is frustratingly badly proof-read and could have done with some vigorous editing. Virtually every page is disfigured by spelling errors; Gorelova's English is erratic and it seems astonishing in a work produced for an academic readership, physically well made, and ...             1968. Handbuch zur Kultur- und Mediengeschichte der Studentenbewegung unknown Metzlersche J.B. 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