Rome Antics
by David Macaulay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0751370827
- ISBN 13
- 9780751370829
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour through Rome. As we follow the path of this somewhat wayward bird, we discover that Rome is a place where past and present live side by side. It is a city that has been recycling itself for two thousand years, but unlike a museum, Rome displays its remarkable history without respect for chronology. A new electric bus travels over cobblestone streets just ten feet above the floor of an ancient stadium. Inscriptions from tombs and temples share wall space with neon. Every time a corner is turned there is a surprise, just as every turn of the page brings a new perspective. This juxtaposition of ancient and modern, as seen with David Macaulay's ingenious vision, gives the reader an imaginative and informative journey through this wondrous city.
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- Bookseller
- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MA03B-03497
- Title
- Rome Antics
- Author
- David Macaulay
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0751370827
- ISBN 13
- 9780751370829
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1998
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