The Palace of Minos 4 Volume Set in 7 Pieces
a comparative account of the successive stages of the early cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at knossos
$1,379.71
- Hardcover
3734 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2013
Summary
Unearthing Knossos: A Journey Through the Palace of Minos
Inspired by Schliemann’s groundbreaking work at Mycenae and Troy, Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941), former keeper of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, trustee of the British Museum, and fellow of the Royal Society, embarked on a transformative journey. Using his personal fortune, Evans acquired land in Crete at Knossos, and in 1900, in collaboration with the British School at Athens, he began excavations.
For eight intense …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108061070 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108061079 |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
| Author: | Arthur Evans |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 3734 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 10.57kg |
| Dimensions: | 296mm x 209mm x 206mm |
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About The Author
Arthur Evans
Sir Arthur Evans was born in 1851 and educated at Harrow School, Brasenose College, Oxford and the University of Gottingen. He is most famous for his work on the palace of Knossos in Crete, which he identified as the centre of the thriving civilisation he dubbed ‘Minoan’, but he was also passionately interested in the history and archaeology of the Balkans and travelled extensively in the area as the regional correspondent for the Manchester Guardian in the 1880s. From 1884 to 1908 he was Curator of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford and his numerous books include “The Palace of Minos, Scripta Min
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