This fascinating and well-illustrated exploration, now republished, uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct each of the seven wonders of the ancient world in turn. Beginning with the Olympian statue of Zeus and continuing eastwards around the Mediterranean to the pyramids, they investigate the physical and symbolic remains of these works, each of which was originally created to represent an ideal.

The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

History

ROMER, Elizabeth

Romer, John.

Ancient Civilizations

CASSELL PLC

Covering the late Neolithic period, and the Bronze, Iron and Dark Ages, Sykes touches on several aspects of the Celtic landscape of ritual. What this book lacks in text it more than makes up for in stunning photography. The author's sphere of knowledge stretches as far as contemporary Celts, and the modern performance of Celtic ritual in its various religious and secular guises.

Celtic Britain (The Country Series)

Arts & Photography

Sykes, Homer

Photography & Video

Roses (Wisley Handbook)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gibson, Michael

Gardening & Landscape Design

There is a mine of information in this large, illustrated chronicle of London which presents almost a thousand years of history through year-by-year accounts. After a general overview of prehistoric and Saxon London, Richardson begins with 1065 and the causes of the Norman Conquest and ends with the erection of the Dome and the London Eye. In between are entries which illustrate the daily life, disasters and achievements of London as well as other events, such as the siege of 1141 and the plague in 1348, which reflect national crises. The entries record the gradual construction of the London that can be seen today, such as the building campaigns at the Tower of London and the destruction of many of its buildings. An enjoyable read on London's past.

The Annals of London

Politics & Social Sciences

Richardson,J

Archaeology

Take time out from the stress of modern life and return to the venerated natural spaces that still hold the ancient sense of the sacred. Visit Mayan caves and Australian aboriginal rock art, stand in awe before the megaliths of Creevykeel, Ireland, and the sacred notched mountain of the Teotihuanicos of Ancient Mexico, commune with the spirits of Minoan temples and sacred lakes. Enhanced by many unusual photos, the prose speaks with intelligence and reverence of sacred places in all their ancient forms, natural or constructed. Not only may it remind you that landscape was to our ancestors full of myth, imagery, memory, spirits, and powers, but also it may rekindle your appreciation of the spiritual power of the natural world.

The Sacred Place: The Ancient Origin of Holy and Mystical Sites

Devereux, Paul

Europe

www.imaging (Design Directories)

Robin Nichols, Philip Andrews Creating attractive yet efficient web pages requires an understanding of both design and the many technical issues involved. www.imaging introduces all the tested techniques and proven strategies computer artists need to know to create innovative digital images for the web. Readers will discove

www.Imaging (Design Directories)

Philip Andrews

ROBIN NICHOLS - PHILIP ANDREWS

Computers & Technology

A definitive concise history of Portugal, from its earliest beginnings right up to the politics and life of the present day. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, the book has a full Historical Gazetteer that concentrates on the historic sites.

A Traveller's History of Portugal (Traveller's History)

IAN ROBERTSON

Now they exist only within the precise, rectangular pits of excavated remains that capture a once-powerful dream whose images continue to echo around us. But, centuries ago, the Seven Wonders of the World were advertisements for a contemporary, thrilling, and heroic way of life, the finest examples of a brand-new civic architecture, the ancestors of every modern city on the planet. Here is the history behind these legendary lost structures: the enormous statue to the Greek god Zeus, carved by Phidias and holding a figure of Victory in one hand and a scepter in the other; the Colossus of Rhodes, a tribute to freedom looking up to Olympus and over the sea; the elegant lighthouse on the island of Pharos in Alexandria; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, adorned with numerous statues and carvings; the many-tiered Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, as beautiful as the goddess for whom it was named; and the eternal Pyramids and the Rise of Wonder.

An updated edition of Johnson's broad sweep through Egyptian history. Beginning with the origins of the Egyptian civilisation and the initial unification of the state, religion and culture, Johnson focuses on a number of general themes which illustrate social, political and economic changes throughout three thousand years of history. Subjects include hieroglyphs and writing, death and religious beliefs, the power of the pharaoh, art amongst many others. Lavishly illustrated with images from wall-paintings, reliefs, sculptures, monuments and artefacts.

The Civilization of Ancient Egypt

JOHNSON,Paul

Africa

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