For Egyptophiles everywhere, here is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever published on the full range of tombs, their decoration and burial customs.
Covers a range of tombs, their decoration and burial customs.
Part I; 1. Egyptian Mortuary Beliefs and the Nature of the Tomb; 2. The Tomb and Society; 3. Construction and Decoration; 4. The Study of the Egyptian Tomb; Part II; 5. The Decoration of the Tomb; Part III; 6. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods; 7. The Old Kingdom; 8. The First Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period; 9. The New Kingdom - The Early Years; 10. The New Kingdom - The Amarna Years; 11. The New Kingdom - The Ramesside Years; 12. The Third Intermediate and Saite Periods; 13. The Late Period and the Graeco-Roman Period.
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'If you want just one book on Egyptian tombs, then this is really the one to have...highly recommended' Ancient Egypt

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780500051399
Publisert
2008-02-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Høyde
260 mm
Bredde
200 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
368

Om bidragsyterne

Aidan Dodson is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol. Salima Ikram, Associate Professor of Egyptology at the American University of Cairo.