The Megalithic European: The 21st Century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe by Cope, Julian - 2004

Element, 2004. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8x1x11. 2004 Element (London), 7 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches tall glossy color hardcover volume in publisher's glossy color card slipcase, map endpapers, copiously illustrated with mostly color photographs and maps, 496 pp. the slightest bit of rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly soiled, rubbed and edgeworn slipcase, with a bit of bumping to one lower tip. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~WW~ [6.0P] Julian Cope's long-awaited follow up to The Modern Antiquarian, his bestselling and critically acclaimed guide to ancient Britain. The Megalithic European takes us on a breathtaking journey around prehistoric Europe's first temples. Contents / The Megalithic European is a monumental color guide to the standing stones and ancient temples of prehistoric Europe. / In a 6-year personal odyssey (leaving no stone unturned) Julian Cope covers 300 of the important sites of Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. / The book looks further, revealing several thousand years of information which scholars have previously ignored, to the Classical temples of the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. / Section 1: a series of essays, looking at the universal desire of all to celebrate and mythologize the landscape in which they have chosen to live, highlighting comparisons with British settlements. / Section 2: a gazetteer of the many ancient sites in Europe that Julian Cope has personally visited, from Ireland to the Netherlands, from Crete to Denmark, discussing many areas outside the European arena, from Mount Ararat in Armenia to Mount Fuji in Japan, via the celebrated Mount Olympus of the Greek Myths to the legendary Tree of Yggdrasil of the Norse Myths.