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McDonnell, Hector

 
9781904263289: Orkney: Megalithic Marvel of the Northern Isles

Synopsis

Were the Stones of Stenness the world’s first henge and stone circle? Why has Orkney preserved so many Neolithic farmhouses and villages? What was the purpose of the huge buildings on the Ness of Brodgar? In this small book, painter Hector McDonnell introduces the history and the mystery of Orkney. Could the practice of making astronomical stone circles really have started on a small island off the north coast of Scotland, and then been exported to the mainland? WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

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À propos de l'auteur

Hector McDonnell is one of Ireland's foremost oil painters, recently exhibiting a major retrospective at the Belfast Museum. Also the author of "Irish Round Towers" in this series, he currently lives between Antrim and New York.

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