A little history of the world / E.H. Gombrich.
By: Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans)
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Publisher: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2013Edition: Illustrated edition.Description: xvi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780300197181 (pbk.) :; 0300197187 (pbk.) :.Uniform titles: Kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser. English Subject(s): World history -- Juvenile literature | World historyGenre/Form: Juvenile works.Summary: WORLD HISTORY. E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. This illustrated edition of Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of Gombrich's narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The 200 illustrations are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.
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WORLD HISTORY. E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. This illustrated edition of Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of Gombrich's narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The 200 illustrations are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.
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