Museum Home Current Exhibitions In Search of Biblical Lands: From Jerusalem to Jordan in Nineteenth-century Photography

March 2–September 12, 2011 at the Getty Villa

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The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine


The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine
Ariel Lewin
Photographs by Dinu, Sandu, and Radu Mendrea

This heavily illustrated volume is a guide to 18 ancient city-sites in the regions that compose the current state of Israel and the emerging state of Palestine.

(Hardcover, $45.00)
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Antiquity and Photography


Antiquity and Photography: Early Views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites
Claire L. Lyons, John K. Papadopoulos, Lindsey S. Stewart, and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak

Drawing on the extensive collections of the Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute, this pathbreaking book explores the intellectual underpinnings of the relationship between antiquity and photography in the period 1840 to 1880.

(Hardcover, $65.00)
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Israel: Past and Present


Israel: Past and Present
D. Bahat

Ancient landmarks are illustrated as they appear today with overlays displaying how they likely appeared in antiquity in this unique volume.

(Paperback, $25.00)
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