The Great Wall in 50 Objects

by William Lindesay

Book Overview

The culmination of a lifetime's field work and research, William Lindesay selects 50 artefacts to tell the story of the Great Wall from the 2nd century B.C. to the late-twentieth century.

Much like an excavation, from the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, Lindesay explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such as the appearance of the Wall in Ortelius' atlas of the world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073431048X
• ISBN13: 9780734310484
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Viking China
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"