Full Description
This is a guidebook to Syria's historical and archeological treasures. It is a new, revised and expanded edition in a travel-friendly format. Syria is home to some of the world's richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited - in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers."The Monuments of Syria" is organised as a gazetteer of all Syria's historical sites, with complementary sections on history and architectural influences and comprehensive chronologies and glossaries. This fully revised edition includes the latest information about site visits and the layout of museums, extensive and detailed itineraries for further travel and a new 24-page colour section.
Contents
List of Maps and Plans
List of Plates
Preface (Third Edition)
Abbreviations, Ratings & Symbols
1. SYRIA - HISTORICAL SKETCH
2. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN SYRIA
3. GAZETTEER OF SITES
ITINERARIES, REGIONAL AND THEMATIC MAPS
Quick Itineraries
Detailed Itineraries
Regional Maps
Thematic Maps
GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER TERMS
CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN EVENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Works Cited in REFS and Footnotes
Books and Articles for Further Reading
INDEX TO PLACES AND PEOPLE
Quick Index of Gazetteer Sites by Period and Rating
