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History of the world in 1,000 objects.
Penn Museum Library D21.3 .H57 2014
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LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating Oversize D21.3 .H57 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World history--Sources.
- World history.
- Material culture--History.
- Material culture.
- Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- History.
- Illustrated works
- History
- Sources
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 480 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- History of the world in one thousand objects
- Smithsonian history of the world in 1,000 objects
- Place of Publication:
- London : Dorling Kindersley Limited ; New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
- Summary:
- Offers an illustrated look at one thousand artifacts of human creation through history, from stone age tools to tablet computers, as well as an extensive timeline featuring key events in world history.
- Contents:
- Early societies : 20,000-700 BCE
- Ancient civilizations : 700 BCE-600 CE
- Trade and empire : 600-1450
- Enlightenment and imperialism : 1450-1750
- Industry and independence : 1750-1900
- A shrinking world : 1900 to present
- Timelines of world history.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Altemus Fund bookplate.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781465422897
- 1465422897
- OCLC:
- 890244429
- Online:
- Publisher description
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