The Ruins of Palmyra: Otherwise Tedmor in the Desart
Author:   Robert Wood ,  Benjamin Anderson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781788311847


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 October 2019
Format:   Hardback
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The Ruins of Palmyra: Otherwise Tedmor in the Desart


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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

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Author:   Robert Wood ,  Benjamin Anderson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
ISBN:  

9781788311847


ISBN 10:   1788311841
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Volume I: The Ruins of Palmyra To the Reader The Antient State of Palmyra Inscriptions A Journey through the Desart The Plates Volume 2: The Ruins of Baalbek Journey from Palmyra to Balbec The Antient State of Balbec The Plates

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Robert Wood (1717-71) was classical scholar, antiquarian and politician. He travelled to the Levant in 1749-51 with James Dawkins, John Bouverie, to explore the Troad and locate the key sites mentioned by Homer. He was appointed Under Secretary to the Pitt the Elder, was later elected a Member of Parliament. Benjamin Anderson studies the visual and material cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, with a particular focus on late antique and Byzantine art and architecture. He publishes regularly on the history of archaeology and currently serves on the Governing Board of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America.

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