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Old Puglia: A Cultural Companion to South-Eastern Italy (Armchair Traveller)
Desmond Seward
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Description for Old Puglia: A Cultural Companion to South-Eastern Italy (Armchair Traveller)
General merchandise. Puglia is the heel stretching down from the spur of the Italian boot. It boasts beautiful landscapes, Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles and a wealth of Baroque architecture. This introduction to Apulian history is the first comprehensive historical survey of the region in English and provides an enlightening, readable overview of the region. BIC Classification: WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. .
In recent years, tourists have discovered the rustic charms of Puglia, also known as Apulia, the heel stretching down from the spur of the Italian boot. The region boasts beautiful landscapes and miles of dramatic coastline, cities with Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles, and a tremendous wealth of Baroque architecture, as well as rupestrian churches containing Byzantine frescoes. Yet until this book, almost nothing about the region had been published in English since the days of Norman Douglas and the Sitwells. Filling that gap, Old Puglia is an entertaining exploration of the area and its historical influences, cultural sites, ... Read more
In recent years, tourists have discovered the rustic charms of Puglia, also known as Apulia, the heel stretching down from the spur of the Italian boot. The region boasts beautiful landscapes and miles of dramatic coastline, cities with Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles, and a tremendous wealth of Baroque architecture, as well as rupestrian churches containing Byzantine frescoes. Yet until this book, almost nothing about the region had been published in English since the days of Norman Douglas and the Sitwells. Filling that gap, Old Puglia is an entertaining exploration of the area and its historical influences, cultural sites, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909961203
SKU
V9781909961203
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Desmond Seward
Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at Ampleforth and St Catherine's College, Cambridge. He is the author of many books including The Monks of War: The Military Religious Orders, The Hundred Years War, The Wars of the Roses, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry V as Warlord. Susan Mountgarret was the co-author of Byzantium - A Journey and a ... Read more
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