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From the Harpy Tomb to the Wonders of Ephesus

Paperback • 2008 • English

From the Harpy Tomb to the Wonders of Ephesus

By Debbie Challis

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About the book

According to a historian of the time, the huge influx of antiquities into the British Museum in the nineteenth century was the result of 'English pertinacity and Oriental cunning'. This book explores the fascinating stories behind the collection of antiquities from the Ottoman Empire between 1840 and 1880. The men who led these collecting expeditions published journals detailing their adventures as well as their archaeologial labours, and this did much to feed Victorian interest in archaeology a...Show more

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ISBN

9780715637579

Publisher

Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

From the Harpy Tomb to the Wonders of Ephesus

Format

Paperback

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