Collection: Reference

Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of ancient Egypt.

Introduces the customs, important events, religions, and famous people of ancient Egypt and includes a timeline of the Egyptian dynasties.

Maps, charts, illustrations, and text trace the history and culture of ancient Greece.

Traces the rise and fall of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the Roman conquest, discussing the history, culture, mythology, and legacy of the Ancient Greeks.

Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Text, maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and chronologies depict the history, society, and political life of the first civilizations, from Mesopotamia to Persia and Assyria.

Traces the Roman Empire from its beginnings as a kingsom, discussing the history, culture, deities and legacy of the Romans.

One of the most important books in the literature of architecture, first published in Italian in 1570. Contains Palladio's original woodcuts, reproduced in facsimile and positioned correctly adjacent to the text. Explains technical terms in their original context.