Lebek: A City of Northern Europe Through the Ages

by Xavier Hernàndez

Describes the development of a fictional city in Northern Europe through the ages.

Genres: History, Architecture

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always loved books like this when I was a kid. It was fun to read the actual text of one as an adult, since I usually only looked at the pictures when I was younger. I like history, and this book included ecumenic, cultural, architectural, and technological history from the Bronze age till today.

[Skallagrimsen]

Gorgeous and meticulously detailed black and white illustrations chronicle the evolution of Lebek, from its modest beginnings as a prehistoric fishing village, to its Medieval heyday as a Hanseatic trading port, to its culmination as a bustling modern city of the late 20th century. I wish Lebek was real, because I want to go there.