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It is from above, usually with the aid of evening light, long shadows and snowfalls, that the past seems to leap into life ... the result is a glorious book ... George Gerster's photographs are both revelations of the past and works of beauty in themselves (Simon Jenkins Sunday Times )
... extraordinary album of views ... all the proudest works of man lie spread out before the reader (Independent )
If Kubla Khan had a library in Xanadu, he'd have kept this book on permanent display (Andrew Motion Guardian )
... extraordinary album of views ... all the proudest works of man lie spread out before the reader (Independent )
If Kubla Khan had a library in Xanadu, he'd have kept this book on permanent display (Andrew Motion Guardian )
Antiquity, 2006
250 large Photographs...organised thematically and coherently...an
informative history of archaeological air photography. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
informative history of archaeological air photography. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Submerged in water, destroyed by war, turned to lime, lost in the sand, built over by houses - what would be left of archaeological sites if images had not immortalized their beauty for at least a moment? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Submerged in water, destroyed by war, turned to lime, lost in the sand, built over by houses - what would be left of archaeological sites if images had not immortalized their beauty for at least a moment? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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