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WONDERS OF THE WORLD

by Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. Rabb; Jonathan Glancey

Published by Folio Society. 2006

Nearly fine condition. Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. 308 pages including index.

Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

Stock no. 1830568

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Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
  • The Great Pyramid at Giza
  • The Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
  • The Parthenon
  • The Colosseum
  • The Alphabet and the Rosetta Stone
  • The Great Wall of China
  • The Wonder of Greek Sculpture: A Stele from Paros
  • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
  • Hagia Sophia
  • The Book of Kells
  • The Imperial Palace at Aachen
  • The Bayeux Tapestry
  • Castel del Monte
  • The Welsh Castles of Edward I
  • The Monastries of Batalha, Tomar and Belem
  • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE RENAISSANCE WORLD
  • Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
  • Palazzo Te, Mantua
  • Villa Barbaro, Maser
  • El Escorial
  • Piazza di San Pietro, Rome
  • Versailles
  • Greenwich
  • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
  • Earth from Space
  • The Forth Railway Bridge
  • The New York Skyline
  • The Union Pacific 'Big Boy' 4-8-8-4 Freight Locomotive
  • The DNA Spiral
  • Concorde
  • the CERN Particle Accelerator
  • EPILOGUE
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INDEX

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