Avebury

Wooden Books

by Evelyn Francis

Avebury is the largest stone circle on Earth! Silbury Hill is as old as the Great Pyramid! What is the secret geometry of the ancient stones? Was a lost science once practiced here? Packed with rare old engravings and great new research this timeless pocket guide to Europe's most extensive neolithic complex will leave you informed, intrigued and inspired! WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 1997

Reviews

[Frank Baugh]

Who knows what arcane horrors the proposed A303 bypass tunnel under stonehenge could unleash?

Recently I’ve been trying to fear our hedgerows and worms. I think it’s only fair.

Like BDSM, our fear and aggression should act in service of love - christians love jesus and hate the devil but druids give the moon any and all cathexis they can muster

In a real sense, the A303 expansion is climate destruction, which is unsurprising because all consequences of our choices push us in the direction of ancient wisdom, from personal to political, like using phones, wearing shoes or waging war

On a side note, what are these self-appointed custodians of englishness (internet racists) actually defending? Actual English traditions like morris dancing, wassail, paganism, are currently upheld exclusively by queers and the neurodivergent - those same people whose postmodern judeobolshevist agenda is supposedly intent on destroying the west?

[Harmony Rasuna]

I bought this book because my fiance and me had planned to go to Avebury. It is an interesting book about the history, placement of the standing stones, Avebury and the research by William Stukely. The Stone Circles and the Silbury Hill are an interesting phenomenon. The maths that is Sacred Geometry is difficult to comprehend. Maths has never been my strong suit. This book made my trip in Avebury more interesting and I could after a few seconds of thought quickly recognize, which standing stone is Adam and which one is Eve. I recommend this book to those who want a general knowledge about the place before coming to Avebury. And it is also a book for spiritual nerds who are interested in the Sacred Geometry of the place.

[Mrsonick Zones]

Me llamó la atención la ilustración del libro, sin duda te deja con más preguntas que respuestas, pero te plantea un buen panorama y te ubica en el plano temporal de la construcción del sitio, sin duda te sorprenderás que hay mas sitios de interés como stonehenge, lástima que no se haya preservado y que las ilustraciones solo nos den un vistazo a cómo pudo haber sido y sin duda te llenará la mente de suposiciones

[Marta]

A charming little guide to Avebury, perfect to take with you on your trip to explore this ancient site. Its pocket size is very convenient, the edition is beautiful and it comes with lots of illustrations and references. However, the information is highly basic so I wouldn’t recommend it if you wanted to get into more detail.

[Lisa]

Great little read. The pocket sized Wooden Books are wonderful little gems to collect while traveling in England. Packed full of quick, easy to digest information. The woodcut illustrations are also very easy on the eyes. I look forward to collecting more when I travel again. I have enjoyed all that I have acquired.

[Snufkin]

A great little book introducing a fascinating part of England. It has made me decide to make an impromptu visit!

[Karen M]

I was bought this as a present as the stones and the place of Avebury has always intrigued. Lovely little book, packed with facts and history. Well worth a read.

[Georgie Fay]

Simple with loads of beautiful engravings and etchings of the landscape and interesting astronomical diagrams.

[Erik B.K.K.]

Some tidbits and information on Avebury. More of a souvenir booklet than a interesting book.

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[Jeffrey]

Attractive little book (and yes, this is why I bought it), but the claims it makes seem to be based more in wishful thinking than in concrete fact. Did the Neolithic British really know about Egypt, the curvature of the earth, and ley-lines? Actually, I think that the concrete archaeological details are more exciting than even these fantastic claims.

[Sarah]

New age mumbo-jumbo nonsense.

In case you like new age stuff the book itself is badly written. It's a set of very short individual chapters that do not follow coherently on from each other. A number of the chapters are not clear.

The pictures are quite nice from books from 1743-1872. However they are quite small and unlabelled so you don't know which source each book comes from.

[Mawgojzeta]

Lovely little book of wonderful physical quality. The book contains mainly (with a few exceptions) historical illustrations. Each drawing is includes a brief lesson about some geologic or mystic aspect of the site.

[Derek Baldwin]

Lovely little book which gives a flavour of the monument and its history together with some very nice reproductions of Stukeley's drawings.