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Geraldine Pinch
Geraldine Harris (born 1951), aka Geraldine Harris Pinch, is an author (of both fiction and non-fiction) and Egyptologist. She is a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. Her works include the Seven Citadels quartet and numerous information text books about Egypt. Partial bibliography *''White Cranes Castle'', illustrated by Lisa Jensen, Macmillan (London), 1979. *"Seven Citadels" series **''Prince of the Godborn'', Greenwillow (New York City), 1982. **''The Children of the Wind'', Greenwillow, 1982. **''The Dead Kingdom'', Greenwillow, 1983. **'' The Seventh Gate'', Greenwillow, 1983. *''Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian Mythology'', illustrated by John Sibbick and David O'Connor, Lowe (London), 1982, Schocken (New York City), 1983, reprinted, P. Bedrick (New York City), 1996. *''The Junior Atlas of Ancient Egypt'', Lionheart (London), 1989. *''New Kingdom Votive Offerings to Hathor'', Griffith Institute (Oxford), 1989. *''Isis and Osiris'', NTC P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptologist
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an "Egyptologist". In Europe, particularly on the Continent, Egyptology is primarily regarded as being a philological discipline, while in North America it is often regarded as a branch of archaeology. History First explorers The earliest explorers of ancient Egypt were the ancient Egyptians themselves. Inspired by a dream he had, Thutmose IV led an excavation of the Great Sphinx of Giza and inscribed a description of the dream on the Dream Stele. Less than two centuries later, Prince Khaemweset, fourth son of Ramesses II, would gain fame for identifying and restoring historic buildings, tombs and temples, including pyramids; and has subsequently been described as the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriental Institute, Oxford
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (formerly the Faculty of Oriental Studies), is a subdivision of the University of Oxford. The faculty is engaged in a broad range of research and teaching on modern and historical Asian and Middle Eastern studies, focusing on politics, language, and culture. The faculty's main building is located on Pusey Lane near the Ashmolean Museum and Sackler Library, with some research centres of the faculty having their own buildings elsewhere in Oxford (such as the Middle East Centre based at St. Antony's College, Oxford). The faculty is part of the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford. The faculty has its own library for students and professors, which is both a lending library and a reading room of the Bodleian Library. The faculty was known as the Faculty of Oriental Studies until 1 August 2022, when the name was changed to Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The name was changed due to its perceived colonial implica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor = The Lord Patten of Barnes , vice_chancellor = Louise Richardson , students = 24,515 (2019) , undergrad = 11,955 , postgrad = 12,010 , other = 541 (2017) , city = Oxford , country = England , coordinates = , campus_type = University town , athletics_affiliations = Blue (university sport) , logo_size = 250px , website = , logo = University of Oxford.svg , colours = Oxford Blue , faculty = 6,995 (2020) , academic_affiliations = , The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Children Of The Wind
''The Children of the Wind'' is a novel by Geraldine Harris published in 1982. Plot summary ''The Children of the Wind'' is a novel in which there is a quest for seven keys for each of seven sorcerers. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Children of the Wind'' for ''White Dwarf'' #58, and stated that "Harris is reasonably – though not wildly – inventive, and puts real effort into making her characters humanly flawed and changeable." Reviews *Review by Roger C. Schlobin (1983) in Fantasy Newsletter, #62 September 1983 *Review by Baird Searles (1983) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publication ..., November 1983 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Children of the Wind 1982 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Kingdom
''The Dead Kingdom'' is a novel by Geraldine Harris published in 1983. Plot summary ''The Dead Kingdom'' is the third novel of the "Seven Citadels" tetralogy. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Dead Kingdom'' for ''White Dwarf'' #62 and stated that "evidently she planned the four books as a whole rather than writing blindly into the unknown or tacking extensions onto a self-contained novel. To all sequelholics I say, go thou and do likewise." Reviews *Review by Raymond H. Thompson (1984) in Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'' was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen c ..., August 1984 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dead Kingdom 1983 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Gate (1983 Novel)
''The Seventh Gate'' is a novel by Geraldine Harris published in 1983. Plot summary ''The Seventh Gate'' is a novel in which the hero is on a quest to find a Saviour. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Seventh Gate'' for ''White Dwarf'' #66, and stated that "a double-punch finale which fails to surprise you with the identity of the Saviour our hero's been questing for, but then goes one better - pushing fantasy clichés beyond their limits into a kind of realism. Nifty stuff." Reviews *Review by Raymond H. Thompson (1984) in Fantasy Review, September 1984 *Review by Helen McNabb (1985) in Vector Vector most often refers to: *Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction *Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to: Mathematic ... 126 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seventh Gate 1983 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delia Pemberton
Delia Pemberton (born 1954) is an author and lecturer in Egyptology, formerly with the British Museum and Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Best known for her work in museum education, she has published a number of popular works on ancient Egypt and related topics for both adults and children. Partial bibliography Books and articles for adults * ''City Guide: Cairo and Luxor'', Collins Travellers' series, HarperCollins, 1991 * ''Travellers' Architectural Guides: Ancient Egypt'', Viking Penguin (UK)/Chronicle (US), 1992 * ''The British Museum Pocket Treasury'', British Museum Press (reprinted 2004/2006 as ''The British Museum Little Book of Treasures''), 1996 * 'Young Visitors' in ''Behind the Scenes at the British Museum'', ed A. Burnett and J. Reeve, British Museum Press, 2001 * ''Treasures of the Pharaohs'', (introduction by Joann Fletcher), Duncan Baird Publications, 2004 * ''Cats'', British Museum Press, 2006 Books and articles for children * (Co-author with Gerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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British Egyptologists
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British Fantasy Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
