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Titel: Orkney
Zustand: Neu
Subtitle: Megalithic Marvel of the Northern Isles
Autor: Hector McDonnell
Produktart: Taschenbuch
EAN: 9781904263289
ISBN: 9781904263289
Verlag: Wooden Books
Genre: History
Thematik: Ancient History
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2020
Description: Were the Stones of Stenness the world’s first henge and stone circle? Why has Orkney preserved so many Neolithic farmhouses and villages? What was the purpose of the huge buildings on the Ness of Brodgar? In this small book, painter Hector McDonnell introduces the history and the mystery of Orkney. Could the practice of making astronomical stone circles really have started on a small island off the north coast of Scotland, and then been exported to the mainland? WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellungsland und -region: GB
Höhe: 155mm
Länge: 125mm
Buchreihe: Wooden Books
Title Format: Taschenbuch

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