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Jean Doresse: translated from the French by Elsa Coult : Ethiopia - Ancient Cities and Temples

London and New York: Elek Books and G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1959

Hardback, first edition, translated from the French (1956) by Elsa Coult, very good condition, in a very good + unclipped (35s) dust-jacket - chopped and torn at edges, publisher's original black clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, internally clean tight and bright, 239 pages including index, two tipped-in color illustrations & many b&w photos illustrations, 2 b/w maps. ---Classic title on Ethiopia, its people, religion and culture. Contents include: Introduction; Ethiopia in Antiquity; Ethiopia in the Early Christian and Byzantine Era; From the 7th to the 12th Century - History inShadow; The Zagwe Dynasty and the Churches of Labilea; The Mediaeval Period; The Struggle with Islam; The Renaissance in Ethiopia; The Gondar Period; Palaces- Gardens - Abbeys; The Age of 'Judges'; Theodore; Contemporary Ethiopia; Churches - Monasteries -Manuscripts; The Way of the People; Bibliography; Index

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