From Layard's second expedition to Nineveh, he describes the ancient past and tells of his travels. His narrative became a medium through which the ruins could tell their story. Contains reproductions of over 200 of Layard's own illustrations.
From Layard's second expedition to Nineveh, he describes the ancient past and tells of his travels. His narrative became a medium through which the ru...
This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh by interspersing journeys and descriptions of people and places with accounts of archaeological discoveries. Layard's romantic view of the countryside and people blends with his rediscovery of Assyria.
This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh by interspersing journeys and descriptions of people and places with accounts of archae...
