Publisher's Synopsis
An essay on the age and antiquity of the Book of Nabathæan agriculture. To which is added an inaugural lecture on the position of the Shemitic nations in the history of civilization This book, "An essay on the age and antiquity", by Ernest Renan, is a replication of a book originally published before 1862. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.