Bonomi, Joseph, 1796-1878 Author Bradbury & Evans Printer text text enk monographic London Office of the Illustrated London Library 1852 eng

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1 online resource. Joseph Bonomi the Younger (1796-1878) was a British artist, sculptor, and Egyptologist, who worked closely with the British Museum and made great contributions to the field of Egyptology. Bonomi's love of history and culture inspired many of the works on Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and Mesopotamia that he wrote and illustrated. His Nineveh and Its Palaces was first published in 1852 by the Office of the Illustrated London Library. The book is divided into six main sections: 1, Discoverers; 2, Historical; 3, Topography; 4, Discoveries; 5, Costume; and 6, Inscriptions and Latest Proceedings and Discoveries. Located on the east bank of the Tigris River, at present-day Mosul, in northern Iraq, the city of Nineveh was the capital of the ancient empire of Assyria. It was one of the oldest and most important cities in antiquity, with important connections to Israel and other nations mentioned in the Bible. Settlement in the area dates to around 6000 BC, and the city expanded greatly during the reign of King Sennacherib (died 681 BC). It was destroyed in 606 BC and its ruins lay buried for many centuries. In Nineveh, Bonomi discussed the findings of Nineveh excavators Paul-Émile Botta and Sir Austen Henry Layard, who explored and uncovered the ancient city in 1843-50, and analyzed how their findings applied to biblical history. As was typical of his works, Bonomi filled the pages of Nineveh with more than 200 of his own illustrations, ranging from landscapes to drawings of ancient symbols, and including a map of the city and its surrounding countryside. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 centimeters. Original resource at: Middle East Institute. Content in English. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1852 Archaeological sites Archaeology Botta, Paul-Émile, 1802-1870 History, Ancient Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894 Nineveh (Extinct city) Iraq Ninawa Mosul 935 956 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.18733 2021667089 DLC 210507 20250607105720.2 22056139 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng