Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World by Richard J.A. Talbert (English)

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World by Richard J.A. Talbert Spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions. This title brings the ancient past back to life in an unforgettably vivid and inspiring way. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 99 colour maps, this atlas creates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and deep into North Africa. It spans the territory of more than 75 modern countries. Since the 1880s, all attempts to map the classical world comprehensively have failed. This new initiative has finally achieved the elusive and challening goal. It began in 1988 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, under the direction of the distinguished ancient historian Richard Talbert. The resulting "Barrington Atlas" is a reference work which should have a broad appeal to everyone worldwide with an interest in ancient Greeks and Romans, the lands they penetrated, and the peoples and cultures they encountered in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Back Cover "Quite simply the most important and most complicated project to be undertaken in classical studies this generation." --NEH reviewer "This atlas provides us with a vital missing tool. It is a model of creative planning, and will be absolutely indispensable." --C. Nicolet (Sorbonne, Paris) Flap "Quite simply the most important and most complicated project to be undertaken in classical studies this generation." --NEH reviewer "This atlas provides us with a vital missing tool. It is a model of creative planning, and will be absolutely indispensable." --C. Nicolet (Sorbonne, Paris) Author Biography Richard J. A. Talbert is research professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he leads the Ancient World Mapping Center. He is the author and coeditor of many books, including World and Hour in Roman Minds, Challenges of Mapping the Classical World, and Atlas of Classical History. Review Winner of the 2000 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Multivolume Reference Work in the Humanities, Association of American Publishers "[The Barrington Atlas] is the best geography of the ancient world ever achieved... I t reveals the world inhabited or reached by the Greeks and Romans from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 640 in thrilling detail, and a color code lets us track changes through 16 centuries. The collective learning poured into this project is almost intimidating to contemplate, and the fact that it could be completed testifies to extraordinary planning, dedication and courage... [T]he cartography is luminous, the printing superb and the binding strong and supple... [T]his magnificent book is likely to become a powerful engine of learning and discovery for many years."--D.J.R. Bruckner, New York Times Book Review "I doubt that it will ever be superseded... [T]he clarity and sheer beauty of the maps in the Barrington Atlas, for which Princeton University Press and the printers in Palladios Vicenza deserve the highest credit and praise, make the main volume a joy to handle. The fold-out of the entire ancient Mediterranean world, Map 1 Mare Internum, is to die for... [T]his remarkable atlas ... has made a major contribution to re-establishing cartography as one of the basic sub-disciplines within classical studies."--Paul Cartledge, Times Higher Education Supplement "This atlas is an indispensable tool for historians concerned with ancient times. But it is also a source of great pleasure for the amateur, the lover of literature."--Bernard Knox, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Beautifully produced with an exquisite combination of scholarly precision and the highest level of cartographic art, this atlas is one of the greatest achievements in 20th-century Greek and Roman scholarship--and it probably will never be superseded."--Publishers Weekly "[An] essential tool for anyone interested in classical antiquity... It provides, for the first time in recent history, a single bound volume that maps the entire classical world... Superbly edited."--Library Journal ("Best Reference Sources, 2000") "[A] wonderful guide to the wordless lessons of antiquity. Everyone who studies Greece and Rome owes [the makers of the Barrington Atlas] a personal debt."--Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, naming the Barrington Atlas "My Book of the Decade" in the Globe and Mail (2009) "[A] remarkable achievement... This unique resource is the most comprehensive atlas published on ancient Greece and Rome."--Booklist "[A] vast achievement... Richard Talbert can be proud of his editorship: the collective effort, academic and technical, that has gone into the realisation of this gigantic project ... almost defies the imagination. It is even more impressive in that his teams had to work virtually from scratch. Their chief goal was to fill a notorious gap, and they have done so with exemplary skill."--Peter Green, London Review of Books "The Barrington Atlas is a major contribution to scholarship, extensive in scale, reliable and up to date, and so laid out as to be really helpful to the user."--Jasper Griffin, New York Review of Books "[N]o decent academic or public library should be without this marvelous work... [A] magnificent achievement."--Guy Halsall, New Scientist "[A] definitive work."--Peter Jones, BBC History Promotional Quite simply the most important and most complicated project to be undertaken in classical studies this generation. -- NEH reviewer This atlas provides us with a vital missing tool. It is a model of creative planning, and will be absolutely indispensable. -- C. Nicolet (Sorbonne, Paris) Prizes Winner of AAP/Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards: Multivolume Reference/Humanities 2000 Long Description In 99 colour maps, this atlas creates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and deep into North Africa. It spans the territory of more than 75 modern countries. Since the 1880s, all attempts to map the classical world comprehensively have failed. This new initiative has finally achieved the elusive and challening goal. It began in 1988 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, under the direction of the distinguished ancient historian Richard Talbert. The resulting "Barrington Atlas" is a reference work which should have a broad appeal to everyone worldwide with an interest in ancient Greeks and Romans, the lands they penetrated, and the peoples and cultures they encountered in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Review Quote Winner of the 2000 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Multivolume Reference Work in the Humanities, Association of American Publishers Details ISBN069103169X Author Richard J.A. Talbert Short Title BARRINGTON ATLAS OF THE GREEK Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 069103169X ISBN-13 9780691031699 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2000 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Residence US Affiliation University of North University of North Carolina, USA University of No Pages 280 Translated from English Illustrations 102 Maps DOI 10.1604/9780691031699 UK Release Date 2000-10-08 NZ Release Date 2000-10-08 US Release Date 2000-10-08 Edited by Richard J.A. Talbert Edition Description Atlas Publication Date 2000-10-08 DEWEY 911.38 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780691049458 AU Release Date 2000-10-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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