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Book Synopsis The World's Greatest Treasures by : Gianni Guadalupi
Download or read book The World's Greatest Treasures written by Gianni Guadalupi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since ancient times the world's most powerful people have collected together priceless objects for their own indulgence, often artifacts with an element of the strange and wonderful, dazzling with gold and glittering with gemstones.
Download or read book Lost Treasures written by Jane McIntosh and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunken cargo, hidden jewels, and buried gold have long been the subject of myths and real-life discoveries. "Lost Treasures" recounts the fascinating stories behind the endless quest for the world's missing fortunes. Fully illustrated and containing detailed maps, the book charts the original histories of treasures waiting to be found-continent by continent and ocean by ocean. Written by an experienced archaeologist and filled with more than 250 remarkable images of precious finds, "Lost Treasures" takes readers on a journey through time and around the globe in search of rumored riches and uncovered wealth.
Book Synopsis Guide to the World's Greatest Treasures by : Michael Bradley
Download or read book Guide to the World's Greatest Treasures written by Michael Bradley and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join some of the world's greatest explorers on a treasure hunt which crisscrosses the globe.
Book Synopsis The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) by : Robert M. Edsel
Download or read book The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) written by Robert M. Edsel and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 NYT bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynamic, narrative nonfiction project packed with photos. Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt.As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of 11 men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers -- museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men -- found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
Author :National Library of Australia Publisher :Canberra : National Library of Australia ISBN 13 : Total Pages :196 pages Book Rating :4.X/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis Treasures from the World's Great Libraries by : National Library of Australia
Download or read book Treasures from the World's Great Libraries written by National Library of Australia and published by Canberra : National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-colour illustrations of all the items in the exhibition with commentary on each.
Book Synopsis Lost Treasures of American History by : W.C. Jameson
Download or read book Lost Treasures of American History written by W.C. Jameson and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.
Book Synopsis The Treasures of Alexander the Great by : Frank Lee Holt
Download or read book The Treasures of Alexander the Great written by Frank Lee Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves, and reassesses the widespread belief that the Macedonian king used the profits of war to improve the ancient economies he conquered. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.
Book Synopsis The Best Art You've Never Seen by : Julian Spalding
Download or read book The Best Art You've Never Seen written by Julian Spalding and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the globe there are scores of beautiful and unusual works of art that are largely unseen or fail to receive the critical acclaim they deserve. The Best Art You've Never Seen is your essential companion to this hidden world of artistic treasures. Travelling from Peru to Papua New Guinea, The Best Art You've Never Seen restores to view 101 wonderful treasures - uncovering neglected artistic wonders from off-beat corners of the world to store rooms in the world's great museums. Written by art expert and former museum director Julian Spalding, The Best Art You've Never Seen takes you into a world of beautiful and arresting artefacts and reveals their amazing stories. It unveils a surprising and unfamiliar alternative canon of works to offer a fresh and controversial take on the world of art.
Book Synopsis Around the World in 80 Treasures by : Dan Cruickshank
Download or read book Around the World in 80 Treasures written by Dan Cruickshank and published by Phoenix Press (CA). This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Cruickshank's quest is to tell the story of civilisation through the greatest of man's achievements. It will also be the story of his travels, and who and what he meets along the way. Whether standing before the solemn heads of Easter Island, investigating the mysterious Nazca lines in Peru or the magnificent temple of Borobodur in Java, Dan is never less than fascinating about the origins, construction, mysteries and vicissitudes of each of these monuments to the great civilisations of the world. Do they live up to expectation? Have they been left in ruin, or over-restored? Dan's diary, written at the end of each day, records his most intimate thoughts and feelings, the people he has met, the ups and downs of the journey, perils, joys, and the ongoing relationships formed on the road.
Book Synopsis Amazing Treasures: 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind by : David Long
Download or read book Amazing Treasures: 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind written by David Long and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover 100 of the world's most extraordinary man made and natural treasures, objects and places Discover 100 of the world's most remarkable artefacts, most stunning artworks and most intriguing ruins in this beautifully illustrated book about Earth's treasures.Treasures both natural and manmade make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded with pirate gold, the abandoned tombs of the world's most powerful rulers and even meteorites - treasures from outer space!A central gatefold offers a close-up look at the wonders hidden within the Forbidden City in China, while Blue Peter award-winning author David Long also addresses contemporary topics such as our threatened natural wonders and the ownership of cultural treasures.
Download or read book The Secret written by Byron Preiss and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.
Book Synopsis Wonders of the World by : Rosemary Burton
Download or read book Wonders of the World written by Rosemary Burton and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features 100 great buildings, monu ments and triumphs of engineering from all around the world. There are special features on such topics as the Inca Empir e, Islam in Asia and the American skyscraper. '
Book Synopsis Buried Treasures of Texas by : W. C. Jameson
Download or read book Buried Treasures of Texas written by W. C. Jameson and published by august house. This book was released on 1991 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects legends of buried treasure in Texas, including the gold of Haystack Mountain, a missing Incan hoard, and the Deer Island shipwrecks
Download or read book Buried Treasures written by Jānis Rukšāns and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, J nis Ruk ns has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he describes in this book. Packed with accounts of his extensive travels, "Buried Treasures" also offers an abundance of trustworthy information about the care and cultivation of every major and minor genus of bulb-forming plant."
Book Synopsis Atlas of Lost Treasures by : Joel Levy
Download or read book Atlas of Lost Treasures written by Joel Levy and published by Godsfield. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armchair archeologists, Indiana Jones fans, and hobbyists with metal detectors will all be intrigued by these accounts of fabulous lost treasures, some recovered in modern times and others still waiting to be found-both underground and beneath the sea. Here are the dramatic stories behind major discoveries, from King Tut's tomb to Afghanistan's Bactrian Hoard. You'll also find unsolved mysteries, such as the disappearance of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia (once numbered among the Seven Wonders of the World) and the Ark of the Covenant. With historic photographs and detailed artists' renderings, this lavish volume takes the reader on a global treasure hunt every bit as exciting as The Da Vinci Code-not in fantasy, but in fact.
Book Synopsis Buried Treasures of the Great Plains by : W. C. Jameson
Download or read book Buried Treasures of the Great Plains written by W. C. Jameson and published by august house. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates local legends of hidden fortunes and lost treasures left behind by outlaws, pioneers, and prospectors
Download or read book Loot written by Sharon Waxman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own the great works of ancient art Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis? Why do there seem to be as many mummies in France as there are in Egypt? Why are so many Etruscan masterworks in America? For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatening to force the return of these priceless objects. Where do these treasures rightly belong? Sharon Waxman, a former culture reporter for The New York Times and a longtime foreign correspondent, brings us inside this high-stakes conflict, examining the implications for the preservation of the objects themselves and for how we understand our shared cultural heritage. Her journey takes readers from the great cities of Europe and America to Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, as these countries face down the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She also introduces a cast of determined and implacable characters whose battles may strip these museums of some of their most cherished treasures. For readers who are fascinated by antiquity, who love to frequent museums, and who believe in the value of cultural exchange, Loot opens a new window on an enduring conflict.
