Description
A breathtaking journey through the masterworks of intellectuals
Feast your eyes on the greatest moments in history. Featuring more than 700 gorgeous photographs and illustrations, you will bask in the spectacular works prominent in art, history, literature, and science, including:
The Colosseum of Rome
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
Claude Monet's Water Lilies
Stonehenge
David Thoreau's Walden
Katsushika Hokusai's Under the Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Plato's Sophist
Fred Hoyle's Big Bang Theory
An essential addition to any thinker's library, An Intellectual's Visual Miscellany captures the world's most extraordinary creations all in one remarkable volume.
About the Author
Daniel P. Murphy, PhD, is a professor of history and the director of the Center for Free Inquiry at Hanover College. He wrote The Everything American Revolution Book, coauthored The Everything World War II Book, and contributed to The Everything American Presidents Book.
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Adams Media (November 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1440538816
ISBN-13: 978-1440538810
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
Feast your eyes on the greatest moments in history. Featuring more than 700 gorgeous photographs and illustrations, you will bask in the spectacular works prominent in art, history, literature, and science, including:
The Colosseum of Rome
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
Claude Monet's Water Lilies
Stonehenge
David Thoreau's Walden
Katsushika Hokusai's Under the Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Plato's Sophist
Fred Hoyle's Big Bang Theory
An essential addition to any thinker's library, An Intellectual's Visual Miscellany captures the world's most extraordinary creations all in one remarkable volume.
About the Author
Daniel P. Murphy, PhD, is a professor of history and the director of the Center for Free Inquiry at Hanover College. He wrote The Everything American Revolution Book, coauthored The Everything World War II Book, and contributed to The Everything American Presidents Book.
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Adams Media (November 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1440538816
ISBN-13: 978-1440538810
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches