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FREETREASURES OF THE BRITISH EBOOK

Marjorie L. Caygill | 240 pages | 31 Dec 2009 | PRESS | 9780714150628 | English | , Governance

It also shows that the world of great halls, glittering treasures and formidable warriors described in Anglo-Saxon poetry was not a myth. Edith Pretty donated the finds to the British Museum in , and they now form a stunning centrepiece to this gallery. The site at is managed by the National Trust. The British Museum is the most magnificent treasure-house in the world. The wealth and range of its collections is unequalled by any other national museum. The , the , Egyptian mummies, drawings by Botticelli and Michelangelo, Assyrian reliefs, the and the Sutton Hoo treasure are all to be found here. "Treasures of the British Museum" reveals and delights the reader with the intriguing stories behind these treasures and many more. About Product Information. The British Museum is the most magnificent treasure-house in the world. The wealth and range of its collections is unequalled by any other national museum. The Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, drawings by Botticelli and Michelangelo, Assyrian reliefs, the Lewis Chessmen and the Sutton Hoo treasure are all to be found here. Treasures of the British Museum

About Product Information. The British Museum is the most magnificent treasure-house in the world. The wealth and range of its collections is unequalled by any other national museum. The Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, drawings by Botticelli and Michelangelo, Assyrian reliefs, the Lewis Chessmen and the Sutton Hoo treasure are all to be found here. Our Top Ten Treasures was a special episode of the BBC Television series Meet the Ancestors which profiled the ten most important treasures unearthed in Britain, as voted for by a panel of experts from the British Museum. The various exhibitions are arranged in various styles in the book and you can pick and choose from what treasure interests you. And what treasures they are,too many to mention all here, but a must see are the Elgin , the stash of loot left by an invading Viking army, and the winged lions from Nimrud. 10 Treasures of the British Museum

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It also shows that the world of great halls, glittering treasures and formidable warriors described in Anglo-Saxon poetry was not a myth. Edith Pretty donated the finds to the British Museum in , and they now form a stunning centrepiece to this gallery. The site at Sutton Hoo is managed by the National Trust. Our Top Ten Treasures was a special episode of the BBC Television series Meet the Ancestors which profiled the ten most important treasures unearthed in Britain, as voted for by a panel of experts from the British Museum. The various exhibitions are arranged in various styles in the book and you can pick and choose from what treasure interests you. And what treasures they are,too many to mention all here, but a must see are the Elgin marbles, the stash of loot left by an invading Viking army, and the winged lions from Nimrud.

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