Babylon : legend, history and the ancient city /: legend, history and the ancient city. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Legend, history and the ancient city
• Further Information: Note: Michael Seymour.
• Other Names: Seymour, Michael (Michael John)
• Contents: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Maps; 1. A city and its ghosts; 2. Ancient Babylon; 3. Tyrants and wonders: The biblical and classical sources; 4. The Earthly City: Medieval and Renaissance approaches; 5. Discoveries and fantasies: Enlightenment and modern approaches; 6. The German experience: Excavation and reception; 7. The Library of Babel: Babylon and its representation after the excavations; 8. Culture and knowledge; Postscript: The Babylon exhibitions; Notes; Bibliography; Plate Section; Back cover.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 360 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 935; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city); HISTORY / Civilization; Babylon (Extinct city) -- History; Babylon (Extinct city) -- In art; Babylon (Extinct city) -- In literature; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city); Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city); Babylon (Extinct city) -- History; Babylon (Extinct city) -- In art; Babylon (Extinct city) -- In literature; Iraq -- Antiquities; Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857736079; 0857736078
• Related ISBNs: 9781848857018; 1848857012; 9780857736076
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-338) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.