Treasures of the world

Text and lavish photographs present Japanese history 710-1868 and the associated artistic treasures.

Discusses the art and civilization of the times of the ancient rulers of Greece, including the Mycenaean kings, Pericles, Philip of Macedon, and Alexander the Great.

Text and lavish photographs depict the art and treasures of the various barbarian groups including the Scythians, Celts, Franks and Saxons, and Vikings.

Text and lavish pictures present the treasures of Charlemagne, Francois I, Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Text and lavish photographs present the art and treasures of the African kingdoms which existed prior to European colonization.