Res Antiquae (RANT) is a journal that is dedicated to antiquity. It focuses on the ancient civilizations that developed around the Mediterranean Sea, and its aim is to establish links between the various disciplines that are too often treated separately.
ISSN 1781-1317
by Delphine Syvilay and Santiago Hardy. — Book in French. Census of the lapidary signs observed in Notre-Dame de Paris during its restoration and outline of the first hypotheses in order to better understand the organization of medieval stonemasons… (see Details)
by Jan M.F. Van Reeth. — In French. Everywhere one could see a Lady appearing in Minoan times, traditionally interpreted, from the times of her discovery at the beginning of the 20th Century, as a Mother Goddess, Mistress of the Animals, graciously protecting crops, harvests, offspring and seasons. This book presents her in a very different way (details).
Lena Pleuger (ed.) — Different perceptions of the Nile and the sea are proposed in this work. The first one concerns mobility and travel (pilgrimage, commercial, or military) whether within Egypt itself or beyond its borders. The second axis of reflection focuses on philological and linguistic elements related to the register of water. Finally, the last axis refers to the Nile and the sea perceived as mythical elements.… (Details)
by Janette LEFRANCQ. — Book in French. It was around 1648 that Jean Bonhomme (1619-1662), the youngest member of an emblematic family of glassmakers from Liège, undertook the first complete and faithful translation of Neri’s Arte Vetreria, published in Florence in 1612… (details)
by Laura Parys. — Book in French. — This work constitutes the first academic monograph dedicated to the concept of isfet (disorder, chaos), based on an in-depth analysis of five major Egyptian literary texts, known as ‘pessimistic’ (Details).
Études de critique textuelle et d’exégèse en l’honneur de Prof. Christian-Bernard Amphoux à l’occasion de son 80e anniversaire, Laurent Pinchard and Jean-Claude Haelewyck (eds.) (Details)
by Claude Obsomer. — This book is also available in English : "Hieroglyphic Egyptian. A Practical Grammar of Middle Egyptian"
by Nadine CHERPION. — Book in French. Nice hardcover book, 202 fig., some of them from monuments which are not open to the public (Details)
by Laura Parys. — Book in French. This study deepens the literary analysis and provides a renewed interpretation of this narrative text. It contains a unique hieroglyphic transcription, together with a personal translation and philological comments… (Details)
by Thierry DE PUTTER and Christina KARLSHAUSEN. — Book in French. This practical guide is a must-have book for Egyptologists, art historians, and anyone wishing to identify the materials of Pharaonic architecture, sculpture, and jewelry… (Details)