Splendors of the past : lost cities of the ancient world

by National Geographic

Paper Book, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

930

Tags

Oversize, Archaeology, Ruins

Genres

Collections

Don, In Storage

Publication

Washington, D.C. : The Society, c1981.

Description

Lost cities from 7 periods including Pompeii and Sumeria are included with fine illustrations.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mahallett
i find buddhist relics overwhelming. why have 1 statue when 10,000 are possible- literally? but as everyone says the photos are great.
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LibraryThing member Dilip-Kumar
A splendid, large format volume with accounts of lost cities. Replete with full-spread photographs, paintings, details of museum pieces, and location shots. A great example of the lavish volumes on history, geography, nature published by organisations like National Geographic, that took advantage
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 of century-end advances in the technology of photography and printing. Includes chapters on Sumeria, cities of Solomon, Pompeii, Kush, Angkor, Hittites, Sri Lanka.
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LibraryThing member Huba.Library
Classic National Geograohic classic photo driven volume of worldwide remnants of the past.

Subjects

Civilization, Ancient
Extinct cities

Language

English

Physical description

295 p.; 32 cm

ISBN

0870443585 / 9780870443589

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