Bücher veröffentlicht von VML Verlag Marie Leidorf

Azurite from Wallerfangen/Saar was a highly sought-after commodity, and this blue copper mineral was mined in Wallerfangen in the Roman period, the Middle Ages and modern times. In all periods, azurite from Wallerfangen was primarily used as a blue pigment, for example in wall paintings. After initial excavations especially in the so-called Upper Emilianus tunnel in the 1960s, carried out by the Saarland heritage management agency [Konservatoramt des Saarlandes], Roman mining in Wallerfangen developed into a focus project at the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. In the 1990s, Prof. Dr. Gerd Weisgerber explored the so-called lower Emilianus tunnel. Between 2003 and 2019, the author - Dr. Gabriele Körlin, the deputy head of the research unit on mining archaeology - investigated the Bruss tunnel over the course of 13 campaigns. The project focused on studying Roman mining and its remains, as well as on the mining technologies used and on the expected level of azurite production. Although these mines only represent a fraction of the area exploited by the Romans in Wallerfangen, numerous insights were gained, amongst others into drift and mining, the tools used, water management and so on. Unusually, water management amongst others involved an overdimensional gullet. The Roman occupation inscription of Emilianus deserves to be stressed, as it forms a unique characteristic of the Wallerfang mining area. Geophysical prospection in the immediate surroundings of the Bruss tunnel supplement the excavations below ground. The present publication showcases the results of the excavations focused on Roman mining archaeology, integrated within the archaeological context of the wider region.

The Zurich excavations in Spina [2008-2017] brought to light several settlement phases from the end of the 6th to the end of the 4th century B.C. The present volume is dedicated to the remains of the most recent phase, a house destroyed during a military conflict and its completely preserved inventory of the 4th century B.C. In addition to the evaluation of the architectural remains, the findings are also presented in their entirety, focusing on the so-called utilitarian pottery, which has hardly been considered in research to date. Based on the analysis of the findings, conclusions are drawn about the organisation of the household as well as the consumer behaviour and the social position of the inhabitants. In addition, the function, typological development, method of production, chronological development and origin of the ceramic findings are examined. The investigations in Spina, historically the most important trading centre on the Italian Adriatic coast, have added new data on the material and social network in the Mediterranean to the previously only sparsely documented 4th century B.C. in the Po Valley. Thanks to the excellent preservation conditions and the undisturbed features, the study makes an important contribution to the chronological classification and typological development of Etruscan pottery and the settlement system of this period.

Der umfangreiche Katalog einer Ausstellung des Museums August Kestner, Hannover, vom 31.08.2017-25.02.2018 enthält ein Grußwort des Großmeisters der Vereinigten Großlogen von Deutschland, ein Geleitwort des Direktors der Museen für Kulturgeschichte Hannover, ein Vorwort der Herausgeber, Danksagungen, 22 wissenschaftliche Beiträge sowie eingehende Informationen zu allen Autoren. Das Buch gliedert sich in Beiträge zum Beginn der institutionalisierten Freimaurerei im 18. Jh. [1 Beitrag], zur Ideengeschichte von Freimaurerei und Ägypten [3], zu ägyptisch-freimaurerischen Assoziationen bei Symbolen, Namen sowie zwischen Wissenschaft und Sexualmagie [3], Ägyptischem in freimaurerischer Kunst wie Medaillen, Architektur und Gärten [4], dem freimaurerischen Ägypten im Musikdrama bei J. G. Naumann, W. A. Mozart und R. Strauss [5], freimaurerischen Biographien des Ägyptenpioniers G. B. Belzoni, des Druckereibesitzers, Senators und Sammlers F. Culemann und der Ägyptologen H. Brugsch und R. Anthes [4] sowie zu Hannover als Zentrum der Freimaurerei in Deutschland gestern, heute und morgen [2].The voluminous catalogue of an exhibition at Museum August Kestner, Hannover, from 31st Aug. 2017 to 25th Feb. 2018 contains a welcome note by the Great Mason of the United Freemason Lodges of Germany, an introduction by the director of the museums of cultural history in Hannover, a foreword of the editors, 22 academic papers, and detailed information on each author. The book is divided into chapters on the beginnings of institutionalised freemasonry in the 18th century [1 paper], the history of thought on freemasonry and Egypt [3], associations of Egypt and freemasonry in symbols, names, and between science and sexual magic [3], Egyptian influence in the art of freemasonry such as medals, architecture, and gardens [4], the Egypt of the freemasons in musical drama by J. G. Naumann, W. A. Mozart, and R. Strauss [5], biographies of important freemasons, namely the Egypt pioneer G. B. Belzoni, the printer, senator, and collector F. Culemann, and the Egyptologists H. Brugsch and R. Anthes [4] as well as on Hannover as a centre of freemasonry in Germany in the past, present, and future [2].