Hidden Treasures of Antiquity
Edited by Alberto Siliotti
folio. pp. 432. profusely illustrated. glossary. index. biographies. bibliography. hardcover. dw. (fine condition). Vercelli: VMB Publications / White Star, 2006.
ISBN-10: 8854004979 / ISBN-13: 9788854004979
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The great megalithic monuments of Brittany and Ireland, Etruscan necropolises, the Treasury of Agamemnon, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the tomb of Tutankhamun, the terracotta army of the Qin Dynasty, and the tomb of the Lord of Sipan: this extraordinary book visits every corner of the Earth in its journey to the cities of the dead and in its related search for an understanding of life among lost civilizations and its differing relationships with the afterlife. Every culture since prehistory has believed in an eternal life beyond the grave - and has labored to achieve it. The supreme expressions of artistic and architectural creativity of the greatest human civilizations are the "dwellings of eternity" that were built to hold the mortal remains of the deceased - often accompanied by priceless treasures - and to help them cross the oceans of time in eternal repose. This book, now featuring 128 entirely new pages, has for the first time brought together and described in simple but accurate terms these superb creations of human civilization and universal art, describing the thrilling and adventurous stories of their discovery with new, often previously unpublished documents.