Description
1997 Smithmark, large quarto. 128 pages packed with masses of excellent glossy colour plates, including 40 full-page and 14 double-page photographs, as well as many others. Colour map.
The River Jordan is covered in 6 pages, the Aqaba 6 pages, temples 12 pages, the people and camels 18 pages, Petra 16 pages, Jerash 6 pages, Madaba & its famous map 6 pages, crusader castles 8 pages, Wadi Rum 12 pages. Also includes Pella, Umm Qays etc.
Links are shown to the Bible, the ancient Nabateans, the Bedouins and their tents, Lawrence of Arabia, and the background of the land.
Vivid colour photography throughout, with colour cover and matching dustwrapper.
