The Lion Gate : a journey in search of the Mycenaeans
by Cottrell, Leonard
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
London : Evans Bros., 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 pp., illustrations, maps, diagrams, 23 cm. Contents; Return to Mycenae -- The deeper layers -- Homer and the epic tradition -- Homer's portrait of Greece -- The archaeologist's Mycenaeans -- Tiryns of the great walls -- Mycenae and Egypt -- The Dendra Cuirass -- Where was Sandy Pylos? -- The archaeology of Pylos -- Was this Homer's world? -- Thus the watchers are guarding the coast -- Olympia, Delphi and the Bagnarotte -- Men, women and monuments -- Theseus-myth or reality? -- The sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia -- The corridors converge -- Where is King Minos? -- Storm over Knossos -- Crete and Atlantis -- On the edge of Asia -- Here they built the argo -- The great Achilles, whom we knew. Subjects; Civilization, Mycenaean. Greece Antiquities.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 403475
- Title
- The Lion Gate : a journey in search of the Mycenaeans
- Author
- Cottrell, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : Evans Bros.
- Date Published
- 1963
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