Book Description
Provides a portrait of life in Celtic Ireland, from A.D. 400 to 1200, through an examination of legends, ancient texts, artifacts, art, and architecture of the time.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 38,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN :
Provides a portrait of life in Celtic Ireland, from A.D. 400 to 1200, through an examination of legends, ancient texts, artifacts, art, and architecture of the time.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN :
Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453.
Author :
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
Examines the ideas, beliefs and events of the prophets of the Islamic world.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 15,97 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about life in England before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years between 1533 and 1603, discussing the Queen's court, conditions in London, foreign affairs, and other topics.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
A history of the Vikings from A.D. 800 to 1100, discussing how their development of the longship enabled the Scandinavians to expand their interests throughout Europe. Includes a timeline, photographs of Viking artifacts, and a glossary.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Essays on religion, ethics, children, and the three perfections accompany an overview of Chinese history from the collapse of the Tang Dynasty through the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
Author : Sporty King
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780965409841
Discusses life in ancient Egypt, with an overview and timeline of the years between 3050 and 30 B.C., and looks at agriculture, belief systems, art, health, the role of women and children, rulers, war, and other aspects of life along the Nile.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
Portrays Athens at the height of the Golden Age. Covrs the everyday lives of the citizens, women, foriegners and slaves. Examines training of the mind and the body, development of democracy, influence of various heroes and the gods of Mt. Olympus. Details Greek accomplishments in art, drama, sports, medicine, and philosophy.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 32,54 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
Renaissance Italy.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
Sail with the British to India and follow their progress from traders to rulers of the vast subcontinent. Examines the lives of British pirates, soldiers, diplomats, adventurers, and missionaries as well as Indian rulers, scholars, and soldiers. Explores the magnificent Mogul court and bustling Calcutta, and details the clash of East and West cultures leading to the harrowing Indian Uprising in 1857.