Monuments of Syria - A Historical Guide.

Burns, Ross:

ISBN 10: 1850434964 / ISBN 13: 9781850434962

Published by London, Tauris, 1992

About this Item

8°, 297 Seiten, farbig illustrierter Okart. - sehr guter Zustand - 1992. M307 ISBN: 1850434964 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 580.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monuments of Syria - A Historical Guide.
• Publisher: London, Tauris
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850434964
• ISBN 13: 9781850434962
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 580 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archäologie

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Synopsis

Syria is home to some of the world's richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited--in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers. The Monuments of Syria is organized as a gazetteer of all Syria's historical sites, with complementary sections on history and architectural influences and comprehensive chronologies and glossaries. This fully revised edition includes the latest information about site visits and the layout of museums, extensive and detailed itineraries for further travel and a new 24-page color section.

About the Author

Ross Burns is a historian and archaeologist by training. He was an Australian Ambassador to Syria and Lebanon and is now the Australian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO and Minister at the Australian Embassy in Paris.