Then and Now: The Wonders of the Ancient World Brought to Life in Vivid See Through.............

by Domonic Perring, Dominic Perring, Stefania Perring

Book Overview

This book shows full-page colour photographs of the most visited ancient sites throughout the world as they appear today - then superimposes, on acetate overlays, vivid, realistic artist's reconstructions of the same sites as they appeared in their original glory. The sun-baked shell of the Parthenon is restored to its brightly-painted greatness on Athen's Acropolis. The stones and columns of the Roman Forum are joined up and filled in to recreate one of the great public places of the world. Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, the Aztec Temples of the Sun, the Palace of Knossos, the Second Temple, Pompeii, and more are shown in their prime. In addition to photos and overlays, the text explains every element in each scene, placing it in its cultural, historical and social context. More illustrations and diagrams highlight other important points.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025994611
• ISBN13: 9780025994614
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Perfect for Imaginative Young Minds

Ideal gift for my brother who enjoys and basks in Egyptian History. To see what the ancient wonders would have looked like in their prime, is a joy for any young mind!

Great teaching tool. Excellent pictures!

A man loaned this book to a friend of mine. She immediately ordered it and showed it to me. I immediately ordered it also. I used this book to teach a children's class today. One of the parents saw it and had me order them a copy. I especially enjoy the pictures of places I have visited. To see how these places could have looked originally with the artist's renders overlaying the current pictures is amazing. Great teaching tool for adults as well as children. As they say, "a picture is worth 1,000 words."

My favorite coffee table book

A unique book for lovers of ancient civilizations. The acetate overlays restore present day photographs of ruins to their original colorful glory, as they might have looked back then. Anyone who has ever picked this book up off my coffee table has loved it. The acetate overlays bring back nostalgic memories of browsing through the Britanica as a child.