The mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon : an elusive world wonder traced /
"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains l...
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المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
الطبعة: 1st ed.
الموضوعات:
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
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رقم الطلب: DS70.5 .B3 D34 2013
| الملخص: | "Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher. |
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| وصف مادي: | xviii, 279 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 22 cm. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-268) and index. |
| ردمك: | 0199662266 9780199662265 |
| ابحث عن Aid: | shimaa |