The FIRES of FAITH: AD 312-1204 - Like-New Condition 1970 Vintage Import
Hardcover Book! Etsy Best Price! Perfect Gift for Students of Religion!Like new condition hardcover book! DJ may have minimal shelf wear; cover and binding are pristine and appear to have never been read! Pages NEVER turned! Excellent vintage religious history book; PERFECT for students of religion and history! Printed, bound, and imported from Italy in 1970. 100% happiness guaranteed! We ship fast & safe worldwide. See more details from publisher (below)...Purchases of $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping! Buy more from our store and save $$$....SYNOPSISThis lavishly illustrated volume takes the reader back in time - to a world in transition from savage barbarism to flourishing civilization. The millennium spanned by The Fires of Faith was an era of fervent belief - and the fiery testing of those beliefs. It was also an era of military conquests, barbarian incursions and significant cultural advances.Supplementing the text are 280 magnificent illustrations - nearly one-third in full color - that capture the spirit of the age. Numerous charts, maps, and diagrams are included to highlight the narrative. On almost every page, modern photographs are juxtaposed with illustrations of monuments, paintings, manuscript illuminations, statuary, ruins, mosaics, pottery...The sixteen essays, written especially for this volume, are the contributions of an international panel of distinguished scholars. Each is a specialist in his field, a writer who has the unique ability to translate scholarly material into a lively, informative essay. Among the contributors are Robert Browning, Richard Winston, Jean Favier, Peter Munz, Nora Chadwick, and Regine Pernoud.This beautifully illustrated library forms a virtual encyclopedia of world history.Series: Milestones of history Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Newsweek;1970 Language: English ISBN-10: 0297766082 ISBN-13: 978-0297766087 Package Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Hardcover Book! Etsy Best Price! Perfect Gift for Students of Religion!Like new condition hardcover book! DJ may have minimal shelf wear; cover and binding are pristine and appear to have never been read! Pages NEVER turned! Excellent vintage religious history book; PERFECT for students of religion and history! Printed, bound, and imported from Italy in 1970. 100% happiness guaranteed! We ship fast & safe worldwide. See more details from publisher (below)...Purchases of $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping! Buy more from our store and save $$$....SYNOPSISThis lavishly illustrated volume takes the reader back in time - to a world in transition from savage barbarism to flourishing civilization. The millennium spanned by The Fires of Faith was an era of fervent belief - and the fiery testing of those beliefs. It was also an era of military conquests, barbarian incursions and significant cultural advances.Supplementing the text are 280 magnificent illustrations - nearly one-third in full color - that capture the spirit of the age. Numerous charts, maps, and diagrams are included to highlight the narrative. On almost every page, modern photographs are juxtaposed with illustrations of monuments, paintings, manuscript illuminations, statuary, ruins, mosaics, pottery...The sixteen essays, written especially for this volume, are the contributions of an international panel of distinguished scholars. Each is a specialist in his field, a writer who has the unique ability to translate scholarly material into a lively, informative essay. Among the contributors are Robert Browning, Richard Winston, Jean Favier, Peter Munz, Nora Chadwick, and Regine Pernoud.This beautifully illustrated library forms a virtual encyclopedia of world history.Series: Milestones of history Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Newsweek;1970 Language: English ISBN-10: 0297766082 ISBN-13: 978-0297766087 Package Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds