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Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World
Division, National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications
1981 10018321 OVERSIZE 11 x 12", hardcover volume enhanced by more than 250 full color photographs and seventeen specially commissioned paintings that bring to life the fascinating world of our ancestors. 296 illustrated pages on long-lost civilizations that was produced by writers and photographers that traveled to intriguing sites in a dozen countries. Their words and pictures vividly convey not only the excitement of archeological discoveries, but also the dedication and determination requires to fit the pieces of an endless puzzle to bring this publication to the world! Featuring maps of Pompeii's streets, drawings of a Pompeii home (before the disaster),pilgrims paying homage to Buddha figure, Bas-Reliefd stone drawings,storage sites, competitive sporta, canal systems, Vikings, Uruk (a Sumerian city/state), Writing systems inHebrew,Kufic, Meoritic, Sinhalese, architecture and construction, SILVER objects, Jerusalem, Jewelry, Libraries, literature and its forms, mosaics, Royal structures, and so much more you'll want to see and learn more about. OVERSIZE SHIPPING! The inside of the book is in NEW condition; the book jacket has wear around the edges Natl Geographic Society 0-87044-358-5 / 9780870443589
Hardcover w/book jacket very good condition Washington, D.C.
Price:
33.81 USD
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