Secrets of lost empires : reconstructing the glories of ages past

by Michael Barnes

Paper Book, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

TA633 .S43 1997

Genres

Collection

NEARA - Nashua NH

Publication

New York : Sterling Publishing, 1997.

Description

Tying in with a BBC2 television series, this book records attempts to solve the mysteries which surround the construction of some of the world's great archaeological treasures, without the help of modern technology.

Subjects

Building, Stone

Monuments Design and construction

Structural engineering

Language

English

Physical description

224 p.; 26 cm

ISBN

080699584X / 9780806995847

Barcode

34662000897782

Other editions

Secrets of Lost Empires: Reconstructing the Glories of Ages Past by Robin Brightwell (Hardcover)

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