Temples Of The Last Pharaohs

Author : Dieter Arnold
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temples of the Last Pharaohs written by Dieter Arnold and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These reconstructions, along with superb photographs of extant temple buildings, are included in this book on the formal and stylistic development of Egyptian temple architecture."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : J. G. Manning
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691156387
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Pharaohs written by J. G. Manning and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, covering such topics as economic conditions, order and law, and politics.

Author : Christopher Dunn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159143968X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt written by Christopher Dunn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments • Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum • Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times. Using modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt.

Author : Dieter Arnold
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801433993
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temples of Ancient Egypt written by Dieter Arnold and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five distinguished scholars here summarize the state of current knowledge about ancient Egyptian temples and the rituals associated with their use. The first volume in English to survey the major types of Egyptian temples from the Old Kingdom to the Roman period, it offers a unique perspective on ritual and its cultural significance. The authors perceive temples as loci for the creative interplay of sacred space and sacred time. They regard as unacceptable the traditional division of the temples into the categories of "mortuary" and "divine", believing that their functions and symbolic representations were, at once, too varied and too intertwined. Both informative to scholars and accessible to students, the book combines descriptions of specific temples with new insights into their development and purposes.

Author : Miroslav Verner
Publisher : Amer Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9774165632
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temple of the World written by Miroslav Verner and published by Amer Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare; this new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic and political aspects of these specific institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt.

Author : Nigel Strudwick
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801436932
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thebes in Egypt written by Nigel Strudwick and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline in the Graeco-Roman period.

Author : Lorna Oakes
Publisher : JG Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572154100
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Egypt written by Lorna Oakes and published by JG Press. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and illustrations present golf records and miscellaneous facts about the sport, notable golfers, and courses.

Author : John F. Ashton
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890514689
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unwrapping the Pharaohs written by John F. Ashton and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mummies, pyramids, and pharaohs! The culture and civilization of the ancient Egyptians have fascinated people for centuries and some have direct correlation to biblical events.Authors David Down and John Ashton present a groundbreaking new chronology in Unwrapping the Pharaohs that shows how Egyptian Archaeology supports the biblical timeline.Go back in time as famous Egyptians such as the boy-king Tutankhamen, and the beautiful Cleopatra are brought to life in this captivating new look at Egyptian history from a biblical worldview.

Author : William Osburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monumental History of Egypt, as Recorded on the Ruins of Her Temples, Palaces, and Tombs by William Osburn written by William Osburn and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588391736
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hatshepsut, from Queen to Pharaoh written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the artistically productive reign of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt