Alexandria Rediscovered
by Empereur, Jean-Yves
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0807614424
- ISBN 13
- 9780807614426
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: George Braziller, 1998. Cloth, 253 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Photographs by Stephane Compoint/Sygma; translated from the French by Margaret Maehler. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The last ten years have seen some of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries ever made in Alexandria, the legendary Egyptian city founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. Presented here is a full account of these extraordinary finds and of the exciting expeditions that led to their discovery." "Located on the northwestern end of the Nile River Delta, Alexandria was the greatest of Hellenistic cities and was a major center of Jewish and Christian culture. Athens' equal and political rival to Rome, Alexandria awed ancient travelers with its wealth, size, and cultural prestige. But unlike Athens and Rome, practically no visible trace of this splendid city remains, and, despite over a hundred years of archaeological efforts, the results have generally been considered meager." "Recent excavations, however, have yielded an unexpected wealth of information. Directed by the French archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur and conducted with the most modern methods, these digs have greatly enriched our knowledge of the art and architecture of Alexandria and of the lives and living conditions of its inhabitants." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117383
- Title
- Alexandria Rediscovered
- Author
- Empereur, Jean-Yves
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0807614424
- ISBN 13
- 9780807614426
- Publisher
- George Braziller
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Architecture / Urbanism, Cities & City Planning; European / 2. Classical / Hellenistic; African / Egyptian Art;
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