Buchhandlung Walther König

Buried by Vesuvius: The Villa dei Papiri

From its discovery in 1750 to the present day, the Villa dei Papiri and its contents have served as a wellspring of knowledge for archaeological science, art history, classics, papyrology and phil ...

Dacia Felix: Grandeurs de la Roumanie antique

Troy: Beyond the Myth - paperback

Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, it introduces the storytellers and Classical artists inspired by the myths of Troy, then examines the tales themselves - such as the Jud ...

The World Between Empires

A timely and definitive exploration of the art and culture of the ancient civilizations situated between Rome and the Middle East that presents a new way of understanding the region's influential ...

Pollak: Archaeologists and Art Dealer

At 150 years from his birth, the exhibition looks back over the life of the great archaeologist, collector and art dealer. From the success of his archaeological finds, such as the discovery of th ...

Ludique! Jouer dans l'Antiquité

Une exposition présentant la place du jeu dans l'Antiquité, son rôle dans la vie privée et publique ainsi que les fonctions profanes ou sacrées des jouets.

Uruk: The First City of the Ancient World

More than one hundred years ago, discoveries from a German archaeological dig at Uruk, roughly two hundred miles south of present-day Baghdad, sent shock waves through the scholarly world. Contai ...

Black is Beautiful: Griechische Glanztonkeramik

Max von Oppenheim und die Arabisch-Islamische Welt

Forschungsreisender, Archäologe, Museumsgründer und Diplomat: Max von Oppenheim (1860-1946) hatte außergewöhnlich viele Gesichter. Sein Lebensthema war die Entdeckung des alten Kulturraums de ...