Nineveh and its remains : a narrative of an expedition to Assyria during the years 1845, 1846, & 1847
Editorial THE LYONS PRESS (USA)
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial THE LYONS PRESS (USA)
- ISBN13 9781585743940
- ISBN10 1585743941
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 384
- Col.lecció History. Archeology
- Any Edició 2001
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Rústica
Nineveh and its remains : a narrative of an expedition to Assyria during the years 1845, 1846, & 1847
Editorial THE LYONS PRESS (USA)
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
Layard became the foremost archeologist of his time, and discovered the ancient ruins of Nineveh at the tender age of thirty-one. While the British Museum unloaded hundreds of tons of sculpture from Layard's excavation, Layard wrote Nineveh and Its Remains, a popular account of his discoveries reprinted here in an unabridged form. The book appeared to rapturous acclaim and sold out numerous printings. Readers loved the fluent mix of high adventure and archeology in his books, and intoxicating stew of compelling characters and sudden crises. He made the Assyrians accessible to the common person and brought alive a shadowy Biblical civilization. This book, here with a brand-new introduction by Brian Fagan, made Austen Henry Layard one of the archeological immortals who achieved miracles of discovery against seemingly impossible odds. (6 x 9, 432 pages, illustrations)