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A History of Cyprus

Hill, GeorgeLuke, Harry(Edited by)
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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 (1940-52) ranged from Cyprus's 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 4 (1571-1948) reviews Ottoman rule, and and evaluates the then contemporary British presence in Cyprus.

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Cambridge University Press
1108020658 / 9781108020657
Paperback / softback
23/09/2010
United Kingdom
700 pages, 1 Maps; 17 Halftones, black and white
39 x 229 mm, 1010 grams
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