Places in Syria

A Pocket Grand Tour

Francis Russell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2011
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-3166-5 (ISBN)

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In this compact guide, Francis Russell describes fifty-seven places in Syria, a country that for millennia has been close to the very pulse of what we term civilization.

In this compact guide, the erudite and highly readable Francis Russell describes fifty-seven places in Syria, a country that for millennia has been close to the very pulse of what we term civilization.

Following an itinerary that allows the independent sightseer to see as many major monuments in their proper contexts as is practical in a limited time, he travels from the walled city of Damascus with its mosques and museums to Krak des Chevaliers, the ne plus ultra of the medieval castle. On the way he visits cities, towns and desert villages, including Palmyra, one of the great classical sites of the Near East; the great monastery of St Simeon, at the heart of the series of 'dead cities' of Byzantine times; Hama and its famous nourias, the great wooden wheels used to raise water from the river; and many other wonders besides.

Russell's easy and elegant ability to share with the reader his knowledge of Syria's history, geography and culture makes the book, like his earlier one on Italy, 'like a conversation with a well-informed friend. He tells you exactly what you want to know, in the most succinct terms' (Country Life).

Francis Russell was born in 1949 and educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford. Since 1972, he has worked at Christie's. He has been associated, as a selector or cataloguer, with a number of exibitions, including Treasure Houses of Britain (Washington, The National Gallery of Art, 1985-1986). He contributes for specialised review to 'Apollo' and 'The Burlington Magazine', and has written Portraits of Sir Walter Scott (1987), John, 3rd Earl of Bute, Patron and Collector (2004) and 52 Italian Places: A Pocket Grand Tour (2007).

Contents

1.Damascus

2.Ezraa

3.Bosra

4.Qanawat

5.Shahba

6.Shaqqa

7.The Ledja

8.Seidnaya; and Maalula

9.Deir Mar Mousa

10.Dumeir

11.The Way to Palmyra: Khan al-Manquora; the Harbaqa Dam; Qsar al-Heir al-Gharbi; and Khan al-Hallabat

12.Palmyra

13.Qasr al-Heir al Sharqi

14.Deir al-Zor

15.Qalaat Rahbba

16.Dura Europos

17.Mari

18.Baghuz

19.Halebiye; and Zalebiye

20.Raqqa

21.Resafa

22.Qalaat Jaber

23.Meskene

24.Qalaat Najim

25.Aleppo

26.Cyrrhus

27.Ain Dara

28.Qalaat Semaan: Saint Simeon

29.Deir Semaan; Sitt al-Rum; Qatura; and Refade

30.Kharrab Shams; Kallotto; and Barad

31.Baqirha; Bamuqqa; and Qalb Lozeh

32.Harim; Harench

33.Ebla

34.Jeradeh; and Ruweiha

35.Bara

36.Serjilla

37.Maarat al-Numan

38.Hama

39.Qasr Ibn Wardan

40.Anderin

41.Isriya

42.Masyaf

43.Shaizar

44.Apamea

45.Qalaat Burzey

46.Bakas; and Shughur

47.Qalaat Saladin; Saone

48.Ugarit

49.Jeble

50.Qalaat Marqab; Margat

51.Qalaat al-Kahf

52.Tartus; Tortosa

53.Arwad

54.Amrit

55.Qalaat Yahmur; and Safita: Chastel Rouge; and Chastel Blanc

56.Husn Suleiman

57.Qalaat al-Husn: Krak des Chevaliers

Glossary

People and Dynasties

Chronology

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.2.2011
Zusatzinfo	60 b-w and colour photographs
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 168 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien
ISBN-10	0-7112-3166-4 / 0711231664
ISBN-13	978-0-7112-3166-5 / 9780711231665
Zustand	Neuware