THE WORLD OF THE VIKINGS. With 330 Illustrations, 141 In Color

Hall, Richard

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Langue : anglais

Edité par NY. 2007. Thames & Hudson, 2007

0500051445 / 9780500051443

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purple hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 7.5"x10"). large "coffee table" book, dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu2007 & nap). glossy full color illustrated 1/2 title pg. & frontis. 240p. glossy pages throughout. every page illustrated with full color and/or b&w photos, maps, site plans & illustrations. gazeteer. further reading. index. archaeology. art history. religion. mythology. prehistory. medieval history. ~ Here is the complete story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading and settling known as the Viking Age, to the last surviving Viking settlements in fifteenth~century Greenland. The book explores Viking life and culture in detail: their costume, appearance and towns, and the extensive Viking pantheon.Viking warfare, targets and tactics are analyzed, as are their crafts and weapons ~ their stunning pattern~welded swords, their helmets and their hoards, such as those from Cuerdale and Othem.The ship, the linchpin of the Viking world, is illustrated with numerous examples, among them Oseberg and Skuldelev. Following in the footsteps of Viking merchants, raiders and emigrants, we track their journeys from the first documented raid on the island monastery of Lindisfarne in 793 to the semi~mythical travels of individuals such as Eirik the Red and the expansive kingdoms of Viking leaders. Viking routes stretched from the Arctic north of Norway, down the Atlantic coasts of France and Spain to the Mediterranean; they infiltrated Russian river systems to reach Byzantium; and linked eastward to Baghdad and other Islamic territories. Conquests and settlement in Britain and Ireland led on to the Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland and North America. Drawing on the latest discoveries and augmenting textual evidence with fine archaeological detail, Richard Hall creates a vivid picture of the Vikings at home and abroad in an era that laid many of the foundations of the modern world. …

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THE WORLD OF THE VIKINGS. With 330 Illustrations, 141 In Color
Auteur
Hall, Richard
Éditeur
NY. 2007. Thames & Hudson
Année de publication
2007
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anglais
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9780500051443
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archaeology, medieval history, mythology

Chris Fessler, Bookseller

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