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Journal of Juristic PapyrologyAncient Egypt Research AssociatesLibrairie Droz, St. Mark’s Coptic MuseumForthcoming & New TitlesQasr IbrimThe Greek and Coptic Inscriptionsby Adam Lajtar and Jacques van der VlietThis book contains the publication of the Greekand Coptic inscriptions that were brought tolight during archaeological work on the site ofQasr Ibrim (Egyptian Nubia) carried out by theEgypt Exploration Society from 1963 onwards.330p, 90 col & b/w illus (Journal of Juristic Papyrology,September 2010, Journal of Juristic PapyrologySupplement 13) hardback, 9788392591924, $115.00.Special Offer $92.00The Giza Plateau Mapping ProjectSeason 2008 Preliminary Reportby Mark Lehner, Mohsen Kameland Ana TavaresThe volume covers the 2008 season of clearingand mapping at the Khentkawes Town (KKT)on the Giza Plateau, and survey, mapping, andexcavation of burials in the area. The work atthe KKT site encompasses excavations in boththe Khentkawes complex and the MenkaureValley Temple Ante-town. This volume alsocovers the 2008 results of the 3-D laser scanningof the Djoser Step Pyramid at Saqqara underthe combined auspices of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ancient EgyptResearch Associates, Osaka University, and DEVELO Solutions of Osaka, Japan..72p, 8p of col pls (Ancient Egypt Research Associates 2009, Giza Occasional Papers 4) paperback,9780977937080, $20.00. Special Offer $16.00P. Bodmer I RectoA Land List from the PanopoliteNome in Upper Egypt(after AD 21 3/4)by Tomasz DerdaIn its collection, Bibliotheca Bodmerianapossesses a papyrus, whose versocontains Books V and VI of the Iliad(published by Victor Martin, PapyrusBodmer I. Homère, Iliade chants 5 et 6,Cologny - Genève 1954). The documentpublished in the present volume waswritten on the recto of the papyrus,which was subsequently used to makecopies of the Iliad. The preserved fragmentsof P. Bodmer 1 recto do not allowus to establish precisely the character ofthe document or to answer the questionas to whether this character wasidentical in all sections. An overview ofthe contents clearly indicates that thedocument was not a land register sensustricto, although it contains some elementstypical of documents of this kind.200p, 50 b/w illus (Journal of JuristicPapyrology, September 2010, Journalof Juristic Papyrology Supplement 14)hardback, 9788392591931, $85.00.Special Offer $68.00Marguerite NakhlaLegacy to Modern Egyptian Artby Fr Marcos A Marcos, Helene Moussa and Carolyn M RamzyMarguerite Nakhla was born in 1908 and passed away in 1977. She is considered one of the pioneers of thetwentieth century Modern Egyptian Art Movement. In 1975 she was recognized as the leading Egyptianwoman artist in the first half of that century. Her canvases offer us a mosaic of the life that surrounded her. Sheintentionally used different styles to best interpret the subject matter of the paintings and to best communicateher message(s). Within this diversity, one cannot fail to recognize how the touch of her brush and the use ofher colours evoked a deeper meaning in the language and poetry of her art. This book reproduces and discusseseighty of her works. St. Mark’s Coptic Museum is fortunate to have in its collection a series of six biblical scenesin folkloric style in which she reinvented early Coptic art in modern form. Marguerite Nakhla’s legacy is that ofan accomplished artist who used her technical skills to create a compelling repertoire of paintings and icons.141p, 90 col pls (St Mark’s Coptic Museum 2009) paperback, 9780981272603, $39.95. Special Offer $36.00The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354