Book of Ruins

by John Dixon Hunt and David Leatherbarrow

Gathering together short texts and extracts that describe and reflect on ruins, dating from remote antiquity (Scipio shedding tears when viewing the destruction of Carthage) to present times (the ruins of a modern city, portrayed in the film Requiem for Detroit), the book provides a perspective upon what the past has meant to different cultures at different times. Following an introductory essay, the book includes 70 entries, chronologically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848225555
• ISBN13: 9781848225558
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.1"