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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 393.10932
EAN num: 9780500051399
ISBN number: 0500051399
Label: Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: May 26, 2008
Publishing house: Thames & Hudson
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A richly illustrated and complete account of the development and significance of the tomb in ancient Egypt.
From the pyramids and royal burial ground in the Valley of the Kings to the tombs of queens such as Ramesses II's consort Nefertari and the far larger number of private tombs of nobles like Rekhmire and Ramose, The Tomb in Ancient Egypt is an unparalleled guide for Egyptophiles everywhere.
Besides the paintings, reliefs, and statues adorning their walls, many tombs show the breathtaking skill of ancient architects, and autobiographical texts found inside several tombs give rare insights into Egyptian life. We read of Harkhuf's African explorations, returning with the gift of a dancing dwarf to his boy-king, Pepy II, and we learn how General Amenemhab saved his king's life when the king was charged by an enraged elephant.
Written by two experts in the field and the authors of The Mummy in Ancient Egypt, this new book traces burial practices in Egypt over three millennia, from the dawn of Egyptian history to the Roman domination. It also illuminates the work of key scholars who excavated and catalogued their finds for posterity, and it includes a comprehensive list of the principal cemeteries, with glossary and maps for ease of reference. 350 illustrations, 40 in color.
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Looking at it, you might be excused for thinking it was just a coffee table book. But this a book that deserves to be read and cherished, not just sit on a coffee table.
Lavish with pictures, maps, illustrations of all kinds, the book covers Egyptian funeral practices since the predynastic times right through the late Graeco-Roman era. It covers not only all the beliefs about the afterlife, and the society that existed at the time, but also the construction and development of the tombs.
"The construction of the kings's tomb would start at his accession. According to Herodotuis, it took 20 years to build the Great Pyramid at Giza" (p 32). It is interesting to learn that "Illumination...would be reflected into the tomb by mirrors of polished metal" (p 51).
Thousands of years after its start, Egypt would fall, conquered at last by Alexander the Great and then Rome. "Graeco-Roman Period tombs mark the end of the line of monuments that stretch back to beyond the dawn of history (P 303).
For anyone interested in ancient Egypt, a fine book.
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The Tomb in Ancient Egypt is a long awaited companion volume to the authors earlier book Thw Mummy in Ancient Egypt. The authors Salima Ikram and Aidan Dodson both well known and respected scholars have put into one book all the information, background and history of the tombs of Ancient Egypt that one could wish to know. The book will serve the professional and interested lay persond equally well.The book is the product of through research yet is writen in a style that is both informative and well organized , so that even a beginner will walk away with a full understanding of the topic.
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