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Nomads

Images

  • Two of Moses' spies bring back grapes from the land of Eshcol. Wood engraving.
  • The widow of Zarephath seeks assistance from the prophet Elijah; her son has fallen into a coma. Engraving, c. 17th century.
  • A sacrifice taking place in the tabernacle in the wilderness; the encampments of the Jewish tribes spread out to the horizon. Coloured lithograph.
  • The tabernacle erected in the wilderness, surrounded by an enclosure and miles of tents. Coloured etching by W. Dickes.
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Catalogue

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    Trattato dei bianti, ovver pitocchi, e vagabondi [by R. Frianoro], col modo d'imparare la lingua furbesca. [Ed. by A. Torri].

    | Date: 1828
    • Archives and manuscripts

    A family around a campfire with their caravan and horse in the background

    Lewis, Muriel, active approximately 1967-1968 | Date: 17 January 1968 | Reference: 3000881i
    Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
    • Books

    Nomads in archaeology / Roger Cribb.

    Cribb, Roger, 1948- | Date: [1991]
    • Books

    Nomadismus : Theorie und Wandel einer sozio-ökologischen Kulturweise / Fred Scholz.

    Scholz, Fred. | Date: 1995
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The widow of Zarephath seeks assistance from the prophet Elijah; her son has fallen into a coma. Engraving, c. 17th century.

    | Reference: 20005i
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