num_pages: 144
description: "Combining encyclopedic content with stunning images, this ode to vampires includes historical accounts from various cultures, striking photos and artwork, and literary passages on vampires. Revealed are pictures of vampires on Stone-Age cave walls, in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs, in Chinese drawings on porcelain vessels, and in sculptures produced by the ancient civilizations of Central and South America. Discussed are the origins of this phenomenon, the reasons why vampires attract both fans and revilers, and the identities of the most famous vampires in literature and art."
language: English
title: Vampires: A Bloodthirsty History in Art and Literature
titlecomplete: Vampires: A Bloodthirsty History in Art and Literature
genres: Vampires
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Astrolog Publishing House