Description
This book gathers together hitherto unpublished letters from William Kennett Loftus (1820-1858) to friends and relatives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Loftus is regarded, alongside his contemporary Austen Henry Layard, as one of the foremost British archaeologists of the Victorian period
About the Author
John Curtis OBE was a curator in the British Museum for more than 40 years and was Keeper of the Middle East department from 1989 until 2011. He has travelled widely and excavated in both Iraq and Iran and has published extensively on the history and archaeology of both areas. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003 and is currently President of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq.
Book Information
ISBN 9780903472418
Author John Curtis
Format Paperback
Page Count 252
Imprint British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial)
Publisher British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial)
About the Author
John Curtis OBE was a curator in the British Museum for more than 40 years and was Keeper of the Middle East department from 1989 until 2011. He has travelled widely and excavated in both Iraq and Iran and has published extensively on the history and archaeology of both areas. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003 and is currently President of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq.
Book Information
ISBN 9780903472418
Author John Curtis
Format Paperback
Page Count 252
Imprint British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial)
Publisher British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial)
