Butrint foundation london (4 risultati)

Original Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Of all the great classical sites of the Mediterranean, Butrint is the least known, the least frequented and the least spoilt. This book provides a comprehensive history of this region, looking closely at its monuments, and showing information on local accommodation and transportation services. English edition prepared by Sally Martina. 81p. illus. bibliography. Karen Francis (illustratore). Book.…

Paperback. Pb. Albanian/English text.

95 pp. with many illustrations, binding slightly rubbed, else very good and clean, text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 320 original softcover (no dust jacket).

Original brochure. Condizione: Sehr gut. 48 p., illustrated throughout. A perfect copy. Bilingual English and Albanian. - From the Introduction: Butrint, ancient Buthrotum, capital of the Chaonians, is nothing but unrecognized ruins today; in a happier, less barbarous age . it will no doubt be explored and its archaeological jewels will be revealed from behind the curtain of night that has covered them for all these centuries. (Louis Dupre 1825) Lord Rothschild visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint in 1992 at the invitation of the Albanian government. In 1993, with Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, he founded the Butrint Foundation as a UK-registered charity to promote research and conservation at the site. - Contents: Introduction -- The Archives -- Environmental Survey -- Field Survey -- Vrina Plain Survey -- Vrina Plain Excavations -- Survey of Fortifications -- Trial Excavations -- The Baptistery -- The Triconch Palace -- Diaporit -- Kalivo -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Timeline. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.…