Anthropology
GRAUBALLE MAN. An Iron Age Bog Body Revisited
Author: Asingh, Pauline & Lynnerup, Niels eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2007
No. of pages: 351
Illustrations: 192 Color Illustrations. 136 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 11” x 8 1/2”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 9788788415292
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 6062
Price: $75.00
This is a comprehensive book detailing the examinations the grauballe man underwent upon his discovery. He was found in a bog near the village of Grauballe in Jutland, Denmark with his skin, nails, and beard well preserved. This book details each examination in an attempt to find out more about how people lived more then 2000 years ago and further preservation techniques. Extensive notes, photo and illustration credits and a list of authors and participants in the scientific investigations of Grauballe Man 2001-2002.
GREENLANDIC MASKS/ GRØNLANDSKE MASKER.
Author: Ib Geertsen
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish/ English
Year Published: 1994
No. of pages: 199
Illustrations: 48 Color Illustrations. 133 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 11”x 9”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 8772455446
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 1622
Price: $250.00
This handsome book presents the masks of west and east Greenland from the end of the last century to modern times. The masks have been selected for their artistic quality, their emotional impact, and the imagination with which they have been made. They illuminate the ancient cultic customs of a people who lived in a grand, but harsh environment.
HAPPY AS A DANE: 10 SECRETS OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
Author: Rydahl, Malene
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2017
No. of pages: 142
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”x 5”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780393608922
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 7201
Price: $12.50
Malene Rydahl explores how the values of trust, education, and a healthy work-life balance with purpose—to name just a few—contribute to a “happy” population. From eye-opening stories about open-air vegetable stands to babies safely left unattended while parents have coffee, to very generous paternity leave policies, Rydahl provides tips that we can all apply to our daily lives regardless of where we live.
HERITAGE AND PROPHECY. Grundtvig and the English-speaking World
Author: A.M. Allchin, D. Jasper, J.H. Schørring, et. al., eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1993
No. of pages: 330
Illustrations: 2 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 3/4”x6 3/4”
Weight:
ISBN: 8772884479
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 1608
Price: $54.50
Denmark’s great literary figure of the 19th century, N.F.S. Grundtvig, is the topic of this scholarly work, which explores his philosophy, theology and the intricacies of his intellectual ties to the English-speaking world.
IKAROS - THE HELLENISTIC SETTLEMENTS Volume 3. The Sacred Enclosure in the Early Hellenistic Period with an appendix on epigraphical finds
Author: Kristian Jeppesen
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1989
No. of pages: 122
Illustrations: 110 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 12”x8 1/2”
Weight:
ISBN: 8772880538
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 1212
Price: $80.00
This thorough analysis of the excavation and reconstruction of the sacred enclosure includes information about its building materials and techniques, as well as the religious ceremonies for which it was constructed and the political background of the time. In addition, the author unravels the Greek stone inscriptions, providing translations.