God's gold : the quest for the lost temple treasure of Jerusalem
2006, First Edition. London : John Murray. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #420775
ISBN: 071956803X
Physical description; xvii, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; River of gold -- Awakenings -- Ghosts of Israel past -- Exodus and exile -- Herod's treasure chest -- Dark secrets in the Vatican -- Temple prophecies -- Volcano of hate -- Keeping the faith? -- Benjamin of Tudela -- The philosopher's folly -- Dead sea treasures -- Castles in the Air -- Divine light: the Menorah -- Hunting graven images -- The tree of life -- Bread of Heaven -- Trumpeting messages -- City of unbrotherly love -- Turning the screw -- Death of a temple -- Flavian spin -- Walking with God -- A word from the sponsors -- Aliens in Rome -- Of circuses and artichokes -- The triumphal way -- A day at the circus maximus -- A temple for peace -- Jewish gold, barbarian loot -- Heresy and holocaust -- Keeping the faith -- In a Vandal palace -- Treasures recycled -- Hunting hippodromes -- Imperial war games -- Sanctuary of the Christians -- Desert city of saints -- City of gold, world of man. Subjects; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) History. Treasure troves Religious aspects Judaism. Cultural property Jerusalem. Middle East Jerusalem. Palestine Antiquities.
Price: €12.95