Eine Geschichte Der Welt In 100 Objekten
ISBN:
9783406621475 (3406621473)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Beck, C H
Edition language: Deutsch
Preface: Mission ImpossibleIntroduction: Signals from the Past--A History of the World in 100 ObjectsMapsList of ObjectsBibliographyReferencesText AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsIndex
I admit I skimmed a lot of this book. It is, after all, 700 pages long. But I read many of the entries and if I had more time and/or I was planning a trip to London to see the British Museum, I would certainly delve deeper because the writing is lively and engaging and the objects he chose to write ...
I visited the British Museum recently. Due to the shortage of time, I decided to take the one-hour tour suggested by the brochure: a visit to ten objects separated across various galleries, spanning historical space and time. Even though it was a good introduction, and gave me a taste of the museu...
This does exactly what it says in its title. And it does so elegantly, entertainingly, educationally and beautifully.However, it was not originally an illustrated book, but a BBC Radio 4 series! The idea of doing such an apparently visual series on the radio was extraordinary, brave... crazy even, b...
A beautifully designed and illustrated, endlessly fascinating tour of human civilization from its beginning to now through artifacts from all over the world. Insightful, completely engaging, and filled with many surprises.