Rome: A Fold-Out History of the Ancient Civilization - Couverture souple

Grant, Leigh

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1579124712 ISBN 13 : 9781579124717

Editeur : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005

Synopsis

Experience Rome in all its glory through this entertaining and informative 3-D replica of the humming city center of ancient civilization. Standing over a foot tall and more than four feet long, Rome easily unfolds on a tabletop to depict nearly every aspect of Roman life in a series of dramatic and detailed scenes.

It’s all here, including the forum with its temples, senate house, and courts of law; the colosseum where gladiators fight for their lives and crowds cheer and jeer them; and the hustle and bustle of the street, including apartments and shops, merchants plying their wares, jugglers and acrobats entertaining the crowd, and two-horse chariots racing over newly–built Roman roads.

The book is laid out accordion-style, with six panels on the front folding out into full-color scenes. On the back of each panel, lively, informative text describes the functions of the buildings, the rules of the colosseum, the life of a gladiator, the class structure of Roman society, and much more. The book also includes a complete time line of the important events in the history of ancient Rome.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leigh Grant has illustrated more than thirty books and has received many awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences prize for Best Science Book. In 1998, she was commissioned to paint a large mural in Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut, for the Tricentennial celebration. She lives in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Dog & Leventhal
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1579124712
• ISBN 13: 9781579124717
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 6
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible