A Description Of The Trajan Column (1874) - Couverture rigide

Pollen, John Hungerford

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1436915872 ISBN 13 : 9781436915878

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

""A Description of the Trajan Column"" is a book written by John Hungerford Pollen in 1874. The book is a detailed account of the Trajan Column, a Roman triumphal column located in Rome, Italy. The column was built to commemorate Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars, and it stands at 98 feet tall. Pollen's book provides a comprehensive study of the column, including its history, design, and symbolism. He describes the intricate carvings on the column, which depict scenes from the war and Trajan's military campaigns. In addition to the column itself, Pollen also explores the surrounding area and provides information on the Forum of Trajan and other nearby monuments. Overall, ""A Description of the Trajan Column"" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Roman history and art. It offers a detailed look at one of Rome's most iconic monuments and provides insights into the culture and values of the Roman Empire.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1874 edition published in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1436915872
• ISBN 13: 9781436915878
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 188
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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