Lapouge Gilles - Atlas Of Lost Paradises - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Thoroughly documented a worldwide selection of places representing many attempts made by mankind through the ages to re - create a paradise on Earth. " Paradises got off to a bad start early on. The one the Bible had arranged had to rapidly close its pearly gates when its first two occupants Adam and Eve had misbehaved." According to Gilles Lapouge paradise is a paradoxical creation of our imagination blending hope and nostalgia. Historically mankind has sought to fashion a paradise which could be accessed during its lifetime: ideal cities cities made of glass and steel castles of freedom etc. This atlas embarks us upon a journey across civilizations through the exploration of 27 real or fictional places including gardens of the Middle Ages Atlantis Castles of King Ludwig II Oceana Pitcairn Island city of Manoa Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang Each place is illustrated with a specially designed map in a graphic style that has become the hallmark of this Atlas series.
Title: Atlas Of Lost Paradises
Author(s): Lapouge Gilles, Karin Doering-Froger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9780764367250
Pages: 128 Pages, 27 Color Maps
Publication Date: 2/28/2024
Series: Atlas Series
Category: Social & Cultural History