`Clearly written and easy to use ... [with] clear summaries of the major architectural features of important sites ... this book should be most valuable.' - Institute of Archaeology Bulletin
`Clearly written and easy to use ... [with] clear summaries of the major architectural features of important sites ... this book should be most valuable. - Institute of Archaeology Bulletin
`Leick's Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture is a representative of the type of specialised reference book that may become more and more necessary as the archaeological data-base expands and diversifies.' - Antiquity
`Leicks Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture is a representative of the type of specialised reference book that may become more and more necessary as the archaeological data-base expands and diversifies. - Antiquity --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
The only English-language book of its kind, this dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture: from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Leick describes the variations of typical ancient architectural structures such as pyramids, tombs and houses, details the building material and techniques employed, and clarifies specialist terminology. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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