The decline and fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon ; the text edited by J.B. Bury, with the notes by Mr. Gibbon, the introduction and the index as prepared by professor Bury ; with an introduction by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin ; illustrated from the etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi.

By:

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

Contributor(s):

Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927

Publication details: London : Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., n.d.Description: p. cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

067960149X (v. 2)

Uniform titles:

History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

DG311 .G5 1995

Incomplete contents:

v. 1. The history of the Empire from A.D. 180 to A.D. 395 -- v. 2. The history of the Empire from A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185

Summary: 'Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the ancient with the modern ages, ' noted Thomas Carlyle. 'And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries.' Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Barcode
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	President Office	DG 311 .G5 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Copy Type:01 - Books	Available	18270
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	President Office	DG 311 .G5 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Copy Type:01 - Books	Available	18269

v. 1. The history of the Empire from A.D. 180 to A.D. 395 -- v. 2. The history of the Empire from A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185

'Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the ancient with the modern ages, ' noted Thomas Carlyle. 'And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries.' Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction.

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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon ; the text edited by J.B. Bury, with the notes by Mr. Gibbon, the introduction and the index as prepared by professor Bury ; with an introduction by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin ; illustrated from the etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi.

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