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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Metalwork"”.
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Iron age decorative metalwork in southern Africa: an archival study
… change in the manufacture and use of decorative metalwork in the Iron Age (200-1900 AD) of southern Africa, within a framework of archival studies and artefact studies theory. The thesis adopted a direct historical approach which exploited the huge database of existing information to create …
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A re-interpretation of the late Bronze Age metalwork hoards of Essex and Kent
… studies of this kind - to re-interpret a body of metalwork evidence, in particular the 'founder's hoards' of the 'Carp's Tongue' Complex in Essex and Kent. These hoards include a wide range of artefact categories, often surviving in fragmentary condition, and have traditionally been interpreted as …
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Comparison of Informal Indigenous Metalwork Enterprises in an Industrial Area and an Estate Area in Kenya
Although there were differences in some aspects among the two groups of businesses, both groups appeared to have potential for growth and job creation. However, the Industrial Group businesses appeared to have greater potential for growth and job creation.
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Land use and society during the Middle Bronze Age in South-East Ireland: an integrated examination of the character, landscape setting and chronology of the archaeological and paleoenvironmental record from c.1600–1150 BC
… through a series of poorly understood metalwork assemblages. The predominance of single metalwork finds and their isolation from a recognisable domestic or funerary record led some to view the period as an ill-defined interlude between the intricacy of Early Bronze Age mortuary …
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The Use of Semantic & Prosopographical Data in the Analysis of the Biblical Onomasticon: Methodological Principles & Miscellaneous Case Studies
… desert-related names in desert regions, and metalwork-related names where metalwork was done; etc. And we should analyse the Bible’s names with such phenomena in mind. The present thesis will critically evaluate the above claim(s). It will address the methodological issues entailed in the …
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Perceptions of craftsmen and apprentices regarding self-employment skill acquisition in the Kenyan informal sector
… of craftsmen and apprentices in auto-repair, metalwork, and woodwork trades. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select the craftsmen and apprentices from target population. Frequency distributions, percentages and measures of central tendencies were used to analyze descriptive …
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The Early Iron Age socketed axes in Britain
This thesis examines metalwork deposition, distribution and association in the British Early Iron Age (800-600BC) through the medium of the socketed axe. Out of 1412 known Early Iron Age axes, 954 specimens were analysed in detail for this thesis: 680 associated finds and 274 single finds. The …
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The Bronze Age Funerary Cups of Northern England
… network can be inferred from distributions of metalwork, precious materials and an affinity in some cases to Irish cups.
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The Human Image in the Iron Age Iconography of Gaul
… and associated imagery on other media, such as metalwork, is assessed in order to identify any regional trends. In addition free-standing human imagery of the same period from regions outside Gaul is considered in order to identify any wider trends. The free-standing human images of Gaul are …
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Saint, martyr, killer of Christ? The legend of Longinus in medieval Irish tradition
… of the spear-bearer in manuscripts, metalwork and stone and textual representations of the figure of Longinus ranging over the history of Irish literature from the early medieval to the early modern period, as well as over Irish and HibernoLatin texts. The thesis consists of four core …
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Textile production in Britain during the first millennium B.C.
… technologies studied from ceramics, lithics and metalwork to include one based on organic matelials. In focusing on the sequence of processes for converting raw material to end product, in this case fibre into woven cloth,this work provides a new perspective for the study of production. Through a …
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An iconological analysis of British gold staters c.80 BC - AD 45
… manifested itself in other media, particularly metalwork. That this new art form supplemented, but did not supplant, existing types of non-representational La Tene style art is suggested by the presence of other types of object that continue to be decorated in this fashion throughout the first …
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RACIALIZED BEAUTY, PATHETIC POWER, AND THE BODY OF CHRIST IN BYZANTINE ART
… panel-paintings, textiles, coins, and metalwork throughout the medieval Eastern Mediterranean ranging from the sixth to fifteenth century reveals how the image of Jesus Christ was racialized, canonized, and made beautiful. In the first chapter I bring together the extensive …
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Usage and meaning of early medieval textiles. A structural analysis of vestimentary systems in Francia and Anglo-Saxon England
… ways to extract information about textile and metalwork artefacts from the written sources and organise it so that it will be possible to visualise and understand the structure and the role of dress in early medieval societies in reference to the construction of social and personal identities. …
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Centrepieces: Compositions for the adornment of the European formal table in the long eighteenth century
… culture. Temporary or permanent; art or craft; metalwork, ceramics, glass, sugar, or any other material; princely or ordinary; finally, French, Italian, English, or of any other place of origin, these ensembles ultimately shared common roots and characteristics, and served for an international …
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An American Jesuit Treasury of Religious Art: The Van Ackeren Collection in the Greenlease Gallery at Rockhurst University
… and Works on Paper” and “Sculptures and Metalwork,” and each is arranged in chronological order. The contextual and iconographic assessment of these objects comprises the core of this study.
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The Memory of a Forgotten Landscape: A socio-topographical inquiry into the remains of Later Prehistoric Norfolk
… and social significance of metals and metalwork in the prehistoric landscape. More than 70% of these finds come from arable land and not from traditional archaeological contexts, so the dataset covers enormous areas and indicates the presence of thousands of archaeological sites, many …
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A survey study of evolving curricula in primary education in Tanzania K-XII since 1961
… provide students with the necessary skills in metalwork, technical drawing, woodworking, and craftsmanship; 2) instruction in typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping, and other business skills; 3) improved methods in agriculture. The major tasks of education in Tanzania are: to prepare the …
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AbstractionsInMetal
<p>My work has been rooted in the philosophy of Existentialism. Especially in the belief that individuality is crucial in finding happiness and that we are not preprogrammed prior to birth but are provided some basics but we are the sum of our own experiences and personal choices. Society can …
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Development of Techniques with Chasing and Repousse in Relation to Containers
The problem. The specific problem undertaken in this creative effort has been to get totally involved with the process of chasing and repousse, using tools and hammers with precision and control. An explanation of the process in making the container as it relates to the chasing techniques is a …
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