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Petra : splendors of the Nabataean civilization / [text by Francesca A. Ossorio ; editorial project, Valeria Manferto De Fabianis ; translation, Mark Mahan].
Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection DS154.9.P48 O8713 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ossorio, Francesca A. (Francesca Arianna), 1978-
- Standardized Title:
- Petra. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Nabataeans.
- Petra (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Jordan--Petra (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Jordan--Petra (Extinct city).
- Art, Nabataean--Jordan--Petra (Extinct city).
- Art, Nabataean.
- Petra (Extinct city)--Pictorial works.
- Nabataeans--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 37 cm
- Other Title:
- Splendors of the Nabataean civilization
- Place of Publication:
- Vercelli, Italy : White Star Publishers, [2009]
- Contents:
- Nabataean civilization from its origins to the Roman conquest
- The history of the re-discovery of Petra
- Petra, capital of the Nabataeans
- Masterpieces of rock-cut architecture
- Hegra and the caravan cities of the Nabataeans.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Petra : splendori della civiltà nabatea.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 298) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Accession Fund for the Built Environment Collections.
- ISBN:
- 9788854404458
- 8854404454
- OCLC:
- 232980324
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