First published in hardback in the United Kingdom in 2007 as The Age of Empires
ISBN 978-0-500-25136-2
by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181A High Holborn, London WC1V 7QX
and in the United States of America by Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10110
First published in paperback in the United Kingdom in 2020
ISBN 978-0-500-29549-6
by Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
and in the United States of America by Thames & Hudson Inc., New York
The Age of Empires © 2007 and 2020 Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
Chapters by Jean-Luc Vellut, Walter Sauer, Jacques Fremeaux and Joachim Zeller translated by David H. Wilson
Chapter by Esther Captain and Guno Jones translated by Lorna Dale
Chapter by Josep Fradera translated by Matthew Clarke
Cartography: Isambard Thomas, London
This electronic version first published in 2020 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181A High Holborn, London WC1V 7QX
This electronic version first published in 2020 in the United States of America by
Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10110
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eISBN 978-0-500-77529-5
eISBN for USA only 978-0-500-77530-1
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