A History of Cyprus, Paperback / softback Book

A History of Cyprus Paperback / softback

Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - European History series

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Sir George Francis Hill (1867-1948) was perhaps best known as a numismatist, although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects.

A classicist by training, Hill built his career at the British Museum's department of coins and medals.

In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins, heraldry, and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves.

In 1931 Hill became the Museum's director and principal librarian, the first archaeologist to hold this post.

His four-volume History of Cyprus (1940-1952) ranged from Cyprus' earliest years to the twentieth century, and became the standard text on the subject.

It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country, of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world.

Volume 1 describes the land of Cyprus before unravelling its history from the Stone Age to the Crusades.

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