Jordan, past & present : Petra, Jerash, Amman / [text by E. Borgia].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borgia, E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petra (Extinct city).

Gerasa (Extinct city).

Amman (Jordan)--Antiquities.

Amman (Jordan).

Physical Description:

74 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 17 x 22 cm

Other Title:

Jordan past and present

Place of Publication:

Roma : VISION, [2001]

Summary:

These two new offerings in the popular Past and Present series employ clever overlays to show how these important sites look today and how they likely appeared when first built. Both books offer a fascinating and visually compelling introduction to the archaeology of the Middle East for travelers and students alike.

Jordan: Past and Present will be of particular interest to Western readers, who rarely have the opportunity to visit the ancient monuments of Petra, Jerash, and Amman. The archaeological history of the Kingdom of Jordan and of each of the three principal Jordanian sites are carefully and clearly explained, and then each of the monuments -- among them the Theater, Nymphaeum, Temenos Gate, and funerary monuments in Petra; the Arch of Hadrian, Sanctuary of Artemis, South Theater in Jerash; and the Temple of Hercules in Amman -- are pictured as they exist today with overlays showing how they likely looked when still intact.

ISBN:

888162124X

OCLC:

48004471