The Dwellings of Eternity

Vercelli, Italy : White Star S.t.l, 2000. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Large BA4 (300 x 210mm approx.) - between A4-A3. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Books has plastic covering (taped down) and a small mark on title page Human culture since pre-history has believed in eternal life beyond the grave. Successive civilizations have created dwellings of eternity that were built to cross the oceans of time for their most revered leaders - buildings to hold the mortal remains of the deceased, accompanied by priceless treasures, in eternal repose. This encyclopaedic volume has brought together creations from two dozen sites and ancient cultures around the world, including; Megalithic tombs in Brittany and Ireland; Etrusian Cult of the Dead; tombs of Mycenae; tomb of Philip II of Macedonia; pyramid of Cheops; Valley of the Kings; treasure of Tutankhamun; tombs of Thebes; rock tombs of Petra; royal cemetery at Ur; Teotihuacan, City of Gods; Terracotta army of the Qin Dynasty; Angkor Wat Complex, Cambodia. Illustrated with 588 colour photographs and 83 colour maps and prints. B & W and colour photos & illustrations