Poland Traveller's Gazetteer by Adam Zamoyski

This is the first comprehensive English-language guide to the historical sites of Poland. It contains an alphabetical listing of 1,161 towns and villages, and covers more than 8,000 castles, churches, palaces, monuments and museums. Each object of interest is briefly described, with illuminating comments on its cultural or historical significance, and furnished with relevant dates and names of artists and patrons. A short introduction, a glossary, a list of rulers and genealogical tables provide factual support, and a set of maps and plans makes it easy to locate the sites.Any traveler armed with this book can be certain that they will not pass by any gems, however well hidden. And anyone interested in the culture of Poland and Central Europe will find in it an invaluable reference work.

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Wydawnictwo: angielskie
Data wydania: b.d
Kategoria: Podróżnicze
ISBN: 978-0-7195-5772-9
Liczba stron: 0