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FRANCE, 1001 SIGHTS
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL GUIDE |
| By: |
James M. Anderson, M.Sheridan Lea |
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Paperback |
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£31.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1552380424 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781552380420 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 January, 2002 |
| Pages: |
215 |
| Description: |
France is one of the world's leading tourist countries. This book highlights some of the country's sites & monuments. It gives historical & archaeological information & details of locations & their historical background. It also gives readers a summary of the archaeological phases of early France (1000 AD). |
| Synopsis: |
This distinctive historical and archaeological guidebook to France introduces the reader and traveller to the palpable remains of past cultures that shaped the development of the modern country. A chronological description of the important epochs, from the first appearance of humans in France down to medieval times, is followed by a portrayal of archaeological monuments and details of their exact location. These include prehistoric cave paintings, villages, necropoli, megaliths, Celtic forts and historic Roman and Gallo-Roman remains (including towns, temples, villas, bridges, roads, and aqueducts), early Christian churches, chapels and murals, as well as medieval structures, fortifications, and cemeteries. This book can be used as a field manual to readily find and explore France's ancient heritage or as a reference for those who cannot visit the sites but are interested in the legacy of the past. |
| Illustrations: |
53 b/w & 33 colour photos |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of Calgary Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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