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Love in the ancient world

by Christopher Miles, John Julius Norwich

This illustrated volume explores how ancient civilisations, from early cave dwellers to the Greeks and Romans, regarded love, sex and desire. Through photographs of art and architecture, it examines these attitudes prior to the influence of organised religion.

Accession 1833 ISBN 1841880108 Publisher Seven Dials
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