Dwellings of Eternity [Hardcover] Siliotti, Alberto (editor)

Every culture since prehistory has believed in an eternal life beyond the grave. The supreme expression of artistic and architectural creativity of the greatest human civilizations are the "dwellings of eternity" that were built to cross the oceans of time and to hold the mortal remains of the deceased, often accompanied by priceless treasures, in eternal repose. For the first time, this book has brought together and described in simple but accurate terms these superb creations of human civilization and universal art, describing the thrilling and adventurous stories of their discovery with new, often unpublished documents. RKV-177.DwellingsOfEternity