Egypt
Splendours of an Ancient Civilization
Alberto Siliotti
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| ‘Some of the best colour photographs ever taken of Egypt’s monuments and fabulous treasures . . . this is an ideal traveller’s guide and a superb photographic record of Egypt’s marvellous heritage’ | | – The British Museum Magazine |
Egypt: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization presents in magnificent colour some of the finest photographs ever taken of Egypt’s monuments and fabulous treasures – now available in a user-friendly, compact format at an astonishingly low price.
Here are the pyramids of Giza and Saqqara, and the temples and tombs of Thebes. Here too are the less well-known sites and cities of the Delta, the Faiyum, Sinai and Nubia. The stunning images are accompanied by a wide-ranging text, giving an overview of 5,000 years of Egyptian history from the first pharaohs to the modern republic.
Each location, from Tanis to Abu Simbel, is illustrated by a site plan and photographs of the principal structures and objects from the site, allowing these extraordinary works of art to be appreciated in their original setting. Specially commissioned cross-sectional diagrams – including reconstructions of the tombs of Tutankhamun, Sethos I and Queen Nefertari – a double fold-out map of the course of the Nile and an illustrated glossary complete this panoramic study of Egyptian civilization.
Also of interest:
Greece: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
The Royal Tombs of Egypt
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|  |  | | | | Compact edition | | ISBN 0500512647 | | ISBN-13 978-0500512647 | | | | 29.2 x 21.0 cm | | PLC with Jacket including 4 foldouts | | 292pp | | With over 300 illustrations, 272 in colour | | First published 2005 | | | | £12.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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