Preface: Mission ImpossibleIntroduction: Signals from the Past--A History of the World in 100 ObjectsMapsList of ObjectsBibliographyReferencesText AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsIndex
bookshelves: nonfiction, history, germany, autumn-2014, published-2014 Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from September 26 to October 15, 2014 BOTWhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04dwckbDescription: Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, begins his series examining 600 years ...
I really enjoyed this book--I learned a lot about the period and I picked up some new vocabulary words as well. There were great stories in this book, and the last chapter in particular was extremely poignant. I would recommend the book to anyone interested in history, Shakespeare, or theatre.
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.
I have approached a number of history books, and I remain convinced that they would always address some problems in this and that way, something will always come up, recent history will be most devoted about half of the book, and so on. What makes me keep reading these historical stories is simply t...
imported:16. A Change of Time: A rare domestic clock, with an equally rare minute hand and quarter-hour chimes, reveals the changing relationship Shakespeare's audiences had to time.17. Plague and the Playhouse: May 1603 saw not only a new king but the worst plague outbreak since the Black Death. I...
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