Early adventures in persia, susiana, and babylonia: including a residence among the bakhtiyari and other wild tribes before the discovery of nineveh
Auteur :
Layard, Austen Henry
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108043427
Date de publication :
29 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
650 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This fascinating 1887 publication by the Victorian archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–94) describes his adventurous first expedition through the Middle East in 1840–2. Volume 1 focuses on ancient sites and major cities, and the generous hospitality given to Layard by a notorious Persian mountain tribe, the Bakhtiyari.