Love; A Curious History
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman's Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books...
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From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman's Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages.
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From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman’s Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages.
Autoren-Porträt von Edward Brooke-Hitching
Edward Brooke-Hitching is the author of The Madman’s Gallery, The Devil’s Atlas (2021), The Madman’s Library (2020), The Sky Atlas (2019), The Golden Atlas (2018), The Phantom Atlas (2016), and Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports (2015). A collector of curiosities and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Edward worked as a scriptwriter and factfinder for the hit BBC television series QI before leaving to write books full-time. He lives in a dusty heap of old paintings, maps and books in Berkshire with his labrador Annie Jump Canon.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Edward Brooke-Hitching
- 2023, 256 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 19,6 x 25,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
- ISBN-10: 1398522716
- ISBN-13: 9781398522718
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
'Edward Brooke-Hitching's delightful book is a collection of curiosities. From a 19th-century lonely hearts ad to a nuptial blessing of the bride's buttocks, an entertaining history of love over the millennia that proves when it comes to the heart, little has changed.' Daily Mail
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