The culmination of a lifetimes field work and research, William Lindesay selects 50 artefacts to tell the story of the Great Wall from the 2nd century B.C. to the latetwentieth century. Much like an excavation, from the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, Lindesay explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such as the appearance of the Wall in Ortelius atlas of the world to the unexpected origins of wolf smoke, proliferation of the blunderbuss in the 15th century Great Wall theatre of war, and Kafkas classic short story At the Building of the Great Wall. EEnhanced by stories of the discovery of the objects, and those of their modernday keepers from curators to collectors, each artefact has been meticulously researched and recorded. The Great Wall in 50 Objects celebrates the history and the legacy of a world wonder.

Binding: Paperback;412 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Australia; Classification: HBJF; Weight: 680 g; Dimensions: 154 x 228 x 24

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