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The Ruins of Palmyra

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

The Ruins of Palmyra

By Robert Wood

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About the book

In 1751, as part of an expedition to the eastern Mediterranean, John Wood and James Dawkins visited the ruins of the ancient cities of Palmyra and Baalbek. They found the ruins remarkably well preserved, offering outstanding examples of classical architecture. Wood and Dawkins took careful measurements and their draughtsman Giovanni Battista Borra made a series of outstanding drawings of the ruins - plans, prospects, decorations, inscriptions, etc. On his return Wood published their results in t...Show more

History of architecture

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ISBN

9781788311847

Publisher

I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Ruins of Palmyra

Format

Hardcover

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