The Times Illustrated History of Europe by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
From Library Journal With nearly 300
illustrations and full-color maps, this latest work from Oxford
historian Fernandez-Armesto, editor of The Times Guide to the Peoples
of Europe (Times Bks., 1994), is a fascinating companion volume to The
Times Atlas of European History (HarperCollins, 1994). The author
traces the cultural, social, and political evolution of Europe from its
origins (c.10,000 B.C.) to the present day. The presentation is not a
succession of facts and dates but a sweeping overview of European
currents, interweaving art, ideology, and socioeconomic conditions. The
narrative is very readable but would have been enhanced by chronologies
similar to those used at the bottom of pages in The Harper Atlas of
World History (HarperCollins, 1992. rev. ed.). While the absence of
such chronologies may limit the usefulness of this publication as a
reference tool, it is highly recommended for the history collections of
most public and academic libraries.?Edward K. Werner, St. Lucie Cty.
Lib. System, Ft. Pierce, Fla. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The Times Illustrated History of Europe by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto HarperCollins ISBN 0723007241 January 1996 Format: PDF 223 Pages English 32.6 Mb size
