Metropolis : ten cities, ten centuries /
by Albert Lorenz with Joy Schleh.
- New York : Abrams, 1996.
- p. cm.
Topics: Jerusalem , 11th century: Paris, 12th century: Cathedrals of Europe:Mogol Tent City, 13th century: Koblenz, the clash of the Mongol and European cultures: Trade Routes of the 14th century: The Black Plague: 15th century, voyages of discovery: Voyazge of discovery, 15th century Mozambique: Renaissance: Florence, 16th century: Fine Arts- The Masters, Michelangelo and Leonardo DaVinci: Osaka, 17th century Japan: 18th century, Vienna: London, 19th century, Victorian England: New York, 20th century
Examines the development of human civilization, through the description of city lives in ten different cities throughout the history, from 11th-century Jerusalem to 20th-century New York.
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City and town life--History. Civilization. Jerusalem Crusades--Middle Ages Paris Mongol Empire--History Trade Routes--Middle Ages Black Plague Renaissance Japan