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2008

Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past

Editor(s): Geoff Emberling, Katharyn Hanson.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 28

With an introduction by Professor McGuire Gibson, this up-to-date account describes the state of the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad and chronicles the damage done to archaeological sites by illicit… Learn More

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2007

European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500–1750: Maps from the Collection of O. J. Sopranos

Author(s): Ian Manners.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 27

This lavishly illustrated catalogue of the exhibit European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500–1750: Maps from the Collection of O. J. Sopranos explores how mapmakers sought to document a new… Learn More

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2007

Daily Life Ornamented: The Medieval Persian City of Rayy

Author(s): Tanya Treptow.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 26

Daily Life Ornamented: The Medieval Persian City of Rayy shows how archaeologists work with sherds at the same time that it portrays aspects of life along the Silk Road during the ninth–fourteenth… Learn More

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2006

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Author(s): Iman Saca.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 25

This companion volume to the exhibit, Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing, held at the Oriental Institute from November 11, 2006, to March 25, 2007, is an overview of the… Learn More

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2006

Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905–1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago

Author(s): John A. Larson.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 24

Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905–1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago is the catalog for the inaugural exhibit in the Marshall and Doris Holleb Family… Learn More

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2006

Ancient Nubia

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Miscellaneous Publications

This bulletin advertises the opening of the Robert F. Picken Family Nubia Gallery at the Oriental Institute Museum on February 25, 2006. The gallery presents more than 600 artifacts from Nubia from… Learn More

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2006

The Ancient Near East in the Time of Tutankhamun: A Self-Guided Tour

Author(s): Geoff Emberling, Emily Teeter.

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Miscellaneous Publications

This pamphlet leads the reader on a self-guided tour through the galleries of the Oriental Institute Museum. The tour is designed to introduce museum visitors to the ancient Near East at the time of… Learn More

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2003

Ancient Egypt: Treasures from the Collection of the Oriental Institute

Author(s): Emily Teeter.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications 23

This fully-illustrated catalogue of highlights of the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is the first publication that makes the material accessible to… Learn More

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1991

Artists in Egypt (1920–1935)

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Miscellaneous Publications

This volume catalogs an exhibition of early artistry by the Oriental Institute in Egypt between 1920 and 1935. Fifty-four works of art, a mere selection of paintings and drawings by artists employed… Learn More

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1990

The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute: Introduction and Guide

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Miscellaneous Publications

This short pamphlet serves as an introduction and a guide to the Research Archives of the Oriental Institute. The Research Archives is a non-circulating collection of books and other publications… Learn More

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1989

The Oriental Institute Museum: Highlights from the Collection

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Miscellaneous Publications

This small book highlights objects chosen to illuminate some of the more interesting and important aspects of ancient Near Eastern civilization in the Oriental Institute Museum. The information it… Learn More

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1983

Feasts for Pharaohs & Kings: A Cookbook by the Oriental Institute Museum, The University of Chicago

Editor(s): Anne S. Bolstrom.

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Miscellaneous Publications

Dedicated to the Oriental Institute Museum volunteers, this cookbook includes more than 250 recipes contributed by museum docents, museum staff, and museum friends and by Oriental Institute faculty… Learn More

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1982

A Guide to the Oriental Institute Museum

Author(s): Oriental Institute; Designer(s): Cynthia Susmilch.

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Miscellaneous Publications

Published in 1982, A Guide to The Oriental Institute Museum was intended for the use of Museum visitors, to familiarize them with the various parts of the collection and to provide necessary… Learn More

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1980

Remembrances of the Near East: The Photographs of Bonfils, 1867–1907

Author(s): Harvard Semitic Museum.

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Miscellaneous Publications

This catalogue documents an exhibition of photographs taken by the Bonfils firm between 1867 and 1907. Bonfils’ photographs of the Near East -- its landscapes, its cities, its architecture, and its… Learn More

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1974

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Centenary Exhibition: A Productive Collaboration 1919–1935

Author(s): Oriental Institute.

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Miscellaneous Publications

This catalogue documents an exhibition held in December 1974 at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in honor of the centenary of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The exhibition focused on… Learn More

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1961

A Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Oriental Institute of Chicago

Author(s): Miroslav Krek.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications

This catalogue provides an inventory of the Arabic manuscripts held in the collection of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. The majority of the manuscripts were purchased in 1929 by… Learn More

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1951

Iranian Art at the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago

Author(s): Carl Kraeling; Designer(s): Sue Richert.

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Oriental Institute Museum Publications

This catalogue presents a selection of ancient Iranian objects from the Iranian Hall of the Oriental Institute Museum. These fine examples of ancient Iranian art and craftsmanship cover a period of… Learn More

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1936

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

Author(s): Oriental Institute.

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Miscellaneous Publications

This handbook provides an introduction to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. It begins by describing the basic task of the Institute and the physical headquarters in Chicago, before… Learn More

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