This beautiful pictorial is devoted to architecture, mythology and fine art. It features thousands of finely detailed illustrations of prehistoric tombs, pyramids, catacombs, classical temples, museums, etc. as well as mythological and religious figures and rites from many cultures. A descriptive table of contents is keyed to numbered illustrations on each plate. Artists, illustrators, historians and the like will find this a valuable source of precise copyright-free illustrations and the general reader will find this a beautiful selection of art well worth looking at.