ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1979.
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

London, Velika Britanija 1979. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, ilustrovano, engleski jezik, 223 strane + strane sa tablama.
Napomena: na preslistu napisan datum; knjiga je odlično očuvana.
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Palmyra is one of the most spectacular sites of the ancient world. A desert city of vast colonnaded streets, lavishly decorated tombs, ornate stone carvings and imposing temples, it combines late Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman traditions on a scale unmatched in the classical era. It is a place full of the unusual and the unexpected.
In this book Iain Browning draws on the latest archaeological and historical evidence to present the most complete account so far published of this remarkable lost city. With the same capacity for detailed observation and imaginative reconstruction that he used to such good effect in Petra, he offers a striking array of photographs, engravings and architectural drawings that superbly illustrate the grandeur and beauty of Palmyra. An indispensable guide for the presentday tourist, Palmyra includes descriptions by earlier travellers, for Mr. Browning is also sensitive to that mysterious, romantic quality which has enthralled visitors for the last three centuries.

`Mr. Browning . . . possesses an all-important quality which many professional archaeologists lack: a keen visual sensibility; and this, combined with a wide practical knowledge of architectural design and ornament, gives his work its special value and authenticity.`
From the Preface by Denys Haynes, Former Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum.





Sadržaj:
List of Illustrations
Preface by DENYS L. HAYNES,
Former Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum
Chapter
1 THE BRIDE OF THE DESERT
2 PEOPLE, POWER AND POLITICS
3 `RESCUE FROM OBLIVION`
4 `THE POMP OF BUILDINGS`
5 PALMYRA TODAY
I Patrician Houses, Sanctuary of Bel, Eastern Colonnade Street
II Monumental Arch, Temple of Nebo, Central Colonnade Street, Baths of Diocletian, First Transverse Street, Gate with Niches and South Wall, Theatre
III Senate, Tariff Court, Agora, Corinthian Peristyle, Nymphaeum,
Zenobia Inscription, Tetrapylon, Second Transverse Street
IV Sanctuary of Baal Shamin, Honorific Column, Basilica,
Peristyle Houses, North Wall with Tower Tombs, Marona House Tomb, Upper Colonnade Street, Funerary Temple
V Third Transverse Street, Temple of Allat, Oval Piazza and Damascus Gate, Diocletian`s Camp, West Walls
VI Valley of Tombs, Ain Efqa, South-west Necropolis, South-east Necropolis, Walls
Glossary of architectural terms
Bibliography
Index


Palmira