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Hadrian´s Wall From the Air
G D B Jones
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Description for Hadrian´s Wall From the Air
Paperback. Hadrian's Wall is Britain's premier and most visited Roman monument, and is recognised as a World Heritage site. This book illustrates the history, development, topography and surviving remains of the Wall (both the military works and the remains of civilian occupation). Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; HBJD1; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Hadrian's Wall is Britain's premier and most visited Roman monument, and is now recognised as a World Heritage site. The archaeological remains are the best preserved and most intensely studied of their kind anywhere, and much has been written at academic and popular levels. Until now, however, there has not been a book on the substantial contribution made by aerial photography. The late Professor Jones spent 20 years taking aerial photographs of Hadrian's Wall. Not only do they illustrate the history, development, topography and surviving remains of the Wall (both the military works and the remains of civilian occupation), but ... Read more
Hadrian's Wall is Britain's premier and most visited Roman monument, and is now recognised as a World Heritage site. The archaeological remains are the best preserved and most intensely studied of their kind anywhere, and much has been written at academic and popular levels. Until now, however, there has not been a book on the substantial contribution made by aerial photography. The late Professor Jones spent 20 years taking aerial photographs of Hadrian's Wall. Not only do they illustrate the history, development, topography and surviving remains of the Wall (both the military works and the remains of civilian occupation), but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752419466
SKU
V9780752419466
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Ref
99-10
About G D B Jones
Dr David Woolliscroft is a specialist on Hadrian's Wall and an experienced air photographer. He is currently Director of 'The Roman Gask project', a long-term programme to study the Roman frontier on and around the Gask Ridge in Perthshire.
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