Bibliograph

Stonehenge complete, Christopher Chippindale

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Stonehenge complete, Christopher Chippindale

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stonehenge complete

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

761380320

Responsibility statement

Christopher Chippindale

Summary

Draws on the latest research to provide an overview of the prehistoric monument, including theories about its intended purpose and the challenges of preserving it for the future

Table Of Contents

To the medieval eye -- In the age of Queen Elizabeth -- During the English Renaissance -- Mr Aubrey and Dr Stukeley -- A delusion of Druids -- The sublime and the romantic -- The making of 'ancient Wiltshire' -- Of age, evolution and astronomy -- Victorian visitors -- The proprietor and his public -- 1900 and after -- The destruction of half Stonehenge -- Wessex to Mycenae, and back -- The moon behind the megaliths -- Alternative visions -- A future for Stonehenge -- Stonehenge : a basis of knowledge

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