Twenty-Six Things: A Time Travel Through Switzerland
The Swiss National Museum in Zurich features a permanent collection of some 850,000 objects that tell the story of Switzerland’s history from prehistoric times to the present. This book selects twenty-six items from the collection, one from each of Switzerland’s cantons, that together offer a mosaic of Swiss history. The items include a gold Celtic bowl made more than three thousand years ago, a miniature electric motor that helped propel NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars, a medieval Madonna sculpture, a clock that once belonged to Napoleon, the first Swiss snow gun, and many more. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, this book is a wonderful, compact companion to the appreciation of Switzerland’s long history.
1123582776
Twenty-Six Things: A Time Travel Through Switzerland
The Swiss National Museum in Zurich features a permanent collection of some 850,000 objects that tell the story of Switzerland’s history from prehistoric times to the present. This book selects twenty-six items from the collection, one from each of Switzerland’s cantons, that together offer a mosaic of Swiss history. The items include a gold Celtic bowl made more than three thousand years ago, a miniature electric motor that helped propel NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars, a medieval Madonna sculpture, a clock that once belonged to Napoleon, the first Swiss snow gun, and many more. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, this book is a wonderful, compact companion to the appreciation of Switzerland’s long history.
19.95
Out Of Stock
5
1
Twenty-Six Things: A Time Travel Through Switzerland
112
Twenty-Six Things: A Time Travel Through Switzerland
112
19.95
Out Of Stock
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783858817808 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Scheidegger and Spiess |
| Publication date: | 11/15/2016 |
| Pages: | 112 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d) |
About the Author
From the B&N Reads Blog