TY - BOOK AU - Gibbon,Edward AU - Womersley,David AU - Baines,Phil ED - Penguin (Firm), ED - Clays Ltd, St Ives plc., ED - Rowland Phototypesetting (Firm : Bury St. Edmunds, England), TI - The Christians and the fall of Rome / T2 - Great ideas ; SN - 9780141018898 U1 - 270.1 22 PY - 2004/// CY - London : PB - Penguin, KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Social contract KW - Philosophy, French KW - 18th century KW - Rome KW - History KW - Empire, 284-476 KW - Essays KW - England KW - 2004. KW - aat KW - Paperbacks KW - Typefaces KW - Monotype Dante N1 - "Taken from the Penguin Classics edition of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 1, edited by David Womersley"--T.p. verso; Cover "in the lettering and typographic style typical of its time in a rigorous palette of black and burgundy type on creamy white "– http://www.designmuseum.org/design/penguin-books N2 - Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are; Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. More... Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are ER -