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Vanished civilizations from the ancients to Easter Island / Jean Paul Barbier ; preface by Jean-François Revel ; [translated from the French by Charles Penwarden].
Penn Museum Library N5330 .B3713 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barbier-Mueller, Jean Paul, 1930-2016.
- Standardized Title:
- Civilisations disparues. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Ancient.
- History, Ancient.
- Civilization, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 431 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Paris ; New York : Assouline, 2001.
- Summary:
- for the first time in a single volume, Jean Paul Barbier, a world-renowned historian, presents numerous "vanished civilizations" in a synthesis that plunges us deep into past worlds. Through beautiful and lavish photographs, Vanished Civilizations: From the Ancients to Easter Island invites you to discover such mysteries as the world of the Etruscans; the meaning of the Pascuan island's heads; the art of the Celts; the Olmec and the dawn of Mexican art; the grandeur and decadence of the Maya; and the mystical North American Indians.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-429).
- ISBN:
- 2843232465
- OCLC:
- 46432418
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