| Title: | Nineveh and Its Remains |
| Subtitle: | With a New Introduction by Stephanie Dalley |
| Series: | Gorgias Classic Archaeological Reprints 2 |
| By Austen Henry Layard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59333-644-8 |
| Format: | Hardback, Black, 6 x 9 in |
| By Austen Henry Layard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59333-645-5 |
| Format: | Hardback, Black, 6 x 9 in |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press LLC |
"This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh, Iraq. It intersperses journeys and descriptions of people and places with accounts of archaeological discoveries. Layard's romantic view of the countryside and local people blended with his rediscovery of Assyria." - From the Introduction by Stephanie Dalley
The second of Layard’s monumental works in the Gorgias Classic Archaeological Reprints series, this book includes the archaeologist’s observations of Chaldean Christians in Kurdistan, the Yezidis, as well as an exploration into the life of the ancient Assyrians.
Sir Austin Henry Layard (1817-1894) was a polymath of high degree. Apart from his well-known travels, he was also a scholar of art history, cuneiform, and a draughtsman, as well as an unofficial diplomat. Educated at Oxford, he conducted excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh during his extended tours in what is now Iraq. He was a member of Gladstone’s Privy Council and a trustee of the British Museum.
Table of Contents
- New Introduction by Stephanie Dalley (University of Oxford) [Vol I]
- Preface [Vol I]
- Introduction [Vol I]
- List of Woodcuts and Plans [Vol I]
- First Journey in Assyria [Vol I]
- Mohammed Pasha [Vol I]
- Mohammed Pasha [Vol I]
- Preparations for a Journey to Al Hather [Vol I]
- Discovery of Small Objects [Vol I]
- Departure for the Tiyari Mountains [Vol I]
- Asheetha. A Nestorian House. [Vol I]
- Introduction of Christianity into Assyria [Vol I]
- Invitation to the Feast of the Yezidis [Vol I]
- Excavations on a Large Scale Undertaken by the British Museum
[Vol I]
- Death of Tahyar Pasha [Vol II]
- Excavations Undertaken at Kalah Sherghat [Vol II]
- System of Irrigation Adopted by the Ancient Assyrians [Vol II]
- Excavations Planned at Kouyunjik [Vol II]
- Materials of the History of Assyria [Vol II]
- Semitic Origin of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- The Arts Amongst the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Costume of the Assyrian Kings [Vol II]
- Military System of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Private Life of the Assyrians [Vol II]
- Religion of the Assyrians [Vol II]
