Subject: Tombs--China--Quanzhou Shi

From Palmyra to Zayton : epigraphy and iconography
AuthorGardner, IainLieu, Samuel N. C.Parry, KenMacquarie University. Ancient History Documentary Research Centre
PlaceTurnhout, Belgium
PublisherBrepols
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesSilk Road studies ; 10
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberBX154.A7 G38 2005
Descriptionxiii, 278 p., 26 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
NoteFrom Palmyra to Zayton : epigraphy and iconography / edited by Iain Gardner, Samuel Lieu and Ken Parry.
Includes texts of inscriptions in Palmyrene Aramaic (romanized), Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Syriac, and Chinese, with English translations and critical matter.
"Ancient History Documentary Research Centre, Macquarie University, NSW Australia."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [vi]-xiii) and indexes.

Part 1: 1. Palmyra. Samuel N.C. Lieu: Palmyra: a caravan city and its inscriptions. 2. Greg Fox, Sam Lieu & Norman Ricklefs: Select Palmyrene inscriptions. 3. Greg Fox & Sam Lieu: Analytical indices to select Palmyrene inscriptions.
Part 2: Zayton (Quanzhou): 4. Samuel N.C. Lieu: Christian and Manichaean remains from Zayton: an introduction and update. 5. Lance Eccles: A summary administrative history of Quanzhou. 6. Iain Gardner: The medieval Christian remains from Zayton: a select catalogue. 7. Ken Parry: The iconography of Christian tombstones from Zayton. 8. Lance Eccles. Majella Franzmann & Sam Lieu: Observations on select Christian inscriptions in the Syriac script from Zayton.

ISBN2503518834 ; 9782503518831