WONDERS OF THE WORLD

The Temple of Jerusalem

Simon Goldhill

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$18.50 • £14.95 • €16.50

ISBN 9780674061897

Publication Date: 10/15/2011

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208 pages

25 halftones, 9 line illustrations

Wonders of the World

North America only

Related Subjects

1. A Monument of the Imagination
2. Solomon’s Temple: The Glory and the Destruction
3. Rebuilding the Temple: A Vision from Exile
4. Herod’s Temple: A Wonder of the World
5. The Temple of the Scholars: A Building of Words
6. Your Body Is a Temple
7. Caliphs and Crusaders
8. The Artist’s Eye
9. Travellers’ Tales
10. Archaeology and Imperialism
11. The Temple as Myth: Freemasons and Knights Templar
12. The Temple Is Ours!
Making a Visit?
Further Reading
List of Illustrations
Dating Schemes and Translations
Acknowledgements
Index

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