{"product_id":"atlas-of-lost-civilizations","title":"Atlas of Lost Civilizations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis\r\natlas takes us on an exploration of the world, to encounter some\r\nof the brilliant and more obscure civilizations that have shaped\r\nhistory.\r\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLike stars, civilizations and peoples are born; they live and they die.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSumerians, Spartans, Etruscans, Moche, Aksumites, Mayans, and Mongolian\r\nnomads have one thing in common: over the course of several centuries or\r\na few decades, they lived a remarkable way of life, developed elaborate\r\nskills, and shone through their artistic achievements, their culture,\r\ntheir medical expertise, or their knowledge of the stars.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFrom the\r\nAztecs with their fatal calendar, to the Rapa Nui with their strange Moai\r\nscanning the horizon, or, more recently, the Tasmanians and Herero with\r\ntheir tragic destiny, and the Ona and Alakaluf of Tierra del Fuego, this\r\natlas takes us on a poetic exploration of the world, to encounter some\r\nof the brilliant and more obscure civilizations that have shaped\r\nhistory.[AuthorName]By Dominique Lanni and Illustrated by Camille Renversade[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eDominique Lanni\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor at the University of Malta and specializes in the modes of representation of otherness and travel literature. He has published \u003cem\u003eBestiaire fantastique des voyageurs\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Dream Lands\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), \u003cem\u003eHeureux qui, comme Hannibal\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), and \u003cem\u003eMary \u003c\/em\u003e(2022). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCamille Renversade\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist, author-illustrator, sculptor, and\r\nchemist who graduated from the École Émile-Cohl in Lyon. He specializes\r\nin cryptozoology and has produced seven books on the subject, including\r\n\u003cem\u003eCréatures Fantastiques Deyrolle\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Plume de carotte, as well\r\nas numerous artistic creations.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]32 color illustrations[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle][\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]32 color illustrations[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68383996248287,"sku":"9780764369513","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764369513.jpg?v=1793919643","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/atlas-of-lost-civilizations","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}