Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (392 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511711558
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Inhalt:
Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) was one of the leading British archaeologists of the nineteenth century. His excavations provided important evidence about ancient Mesopotamia, particularly about the Assyrian civilisation, and his books - part travel writing, part specialised archaeological studies - are beautifully evocative. First published in 1853, this two-volume study follows the earlier Nineveh and its Remains (1849). It describes Layard's second expedition to the Near East, in 1845, which led to the identification of Kouyunjik as the great Assyrian capital Nineveh. In this richly illustrated book, Layard focuses on the description and interpretation of ruins, as he tells of the discovery of the lost palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (eighth century BCE) in northern Iraq. Volume 1 is an account of the excavations at Kouyunjik, and also describes a journey along the Khabur river in Syria, where Layard assesses the influence of Assyrian art on the region
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108016773
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108016773
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Theologie/Religionswissenschaften
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511711558
Mehr zum Autor:
Layard, Austen Henry 1817-1894
Bookmarklink
