Cambridge Illustrated Histories Explained

The Cambridge Illustrated Histories are a series of mostly single-volume history books written by experts and published by the Cambridge University Press.^[1] The series has a reputation of being informative with well-chosen illustrations.^{[2] [3]}

Titles

• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece. 1998. Cartledge. Paul. Paul Cartledge. 0-521-48196-1.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology. Bahn. Paul G.. Paul G. Bahn. 1996. 0-521-45498-0.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy. 1997. Hoskin. Michael. Michael Hoskin. 0-521-41158-0.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire. 1996. Marshall. P.J.. P. J. Marshall. 0-521-43211-1.
• Book: Trussler, Simon. The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre. 1994. Simon Trussler. 0-521-41913-1.
• Book: Ebrey, Patricia Buckley. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. 1996. Patricia Buckley Ebrey. 0-521-43519-6. (2nd edition 2010; 3rd edition 2022)
• Book: Jones, Colin. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France. 1994. Colin Jones (historian). 0-521-43294-4.
• Book: Kitchen, Martin. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Germany. 1996. Martin Kitchen. 0-521-45341-0.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World. 1996. Robinson. Francis. Francis Robinson. 0-521-43510-2.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine. 1996. Roy. Porter. Roy Porter. 0-521-44211-7.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages. Robert. Fossier. Robert Fossier. 1997. 1982. (translated from the French, three volumes)
• Book: Bahn, Paul G.. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art. Paul G. Bahn. 1998. 0-521-45473-5.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions. 2002. John. Bowker. John Bowker (theologian). 0-521-81037-X.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Roman Art. 1991. Ramage. Nancy H.. Nancy H. Ramage. Ramage. Andrew. Andrew Ramage. 0-521-40297-2.
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World. 2003. Greg. Woolf. Greg Woolf. 0-521-82775-2.
• Book: Ellis, Harold. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Surgery. 2009. Harold Ellis (surgeon). 978-0-521-89623-8. (Revised edition of A History of Surgery, 2001)
• Book: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare: The Triumph of the West. 1995. Geoffrey. Geoffrey Parker (historian). Parker. 0-521-44073-4. (2nd edition 2021)
• Book: Ronan, Colin A.. The Cambdrige Illustrated History of the World's Science. 1983. Colin A. Ronan. 0-521-25844-8.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine was reissued without illustrations as The Cambridge History of Medicine (2006), which contains a new section in the last chapter.^[4] Similarly, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare was republished as The Cambridge History of Warfare in 2005, and new editions of both appeared in 2020.^[5]

See also

• Oxford Illustrated Histories

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cambridge Illustrated Histories. Cambridge University Press. 14 August 2023.
2. Romans in Full Colour. Noreña. Carlos F.. 3873895. . New Series. 55. 2. 2005. 614–615. 10.1093/clrevj/bni333 . 14 August 2023.
3. Book Review: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine by Roy Porter. Brieger. Gert H.. 236165. Isis. 88. 3. 1997. 523–524. 10.1086/383783 . 14 August 2023.
4. Book Review: The Cambridge History of Medicine. Canadian Bulletin of Medical History. 25. 1. 2008. Warren. Peter. 260–261. 10.3138/cbmh.25.1.260 . 17 August 2023.
5. Web site: Geoffrey Parker. Ohio State University. 17 August 2023.