Stukeley Illustrated: William Stukeley"s Rediscovery of Britain"s Ancient Sites
Price 17.78 - 32.20 USD
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9780954296339
Brand
Green Magic
Producer
Книга по Требованию
Pages
146
Year of production
2003
One hundred superb, full-page, high-quality line art reproductions of William Stukeley"s original artwork of Stonehenge from 1732. William Stukeley was the first to chronicle the greatest stone circles in the world: Stonehenge and Avebury. One of the 18th Century"s greatest characters, he was friend and colleague to the most gifted men of his time, including Sir Isaac Newton. Stukeley"s work * laid the foundations for the modern study of prehistoric monuments * influenced the Druidic Revival * inspired some of William Blake"s paintings This is a tribute to an increasingly relevant figure, and is indispensable to anyone interested in the sacred sites and landscapes of the British Isles