Egypt: Yesterday And Today - Hardcover

Bourbon, Fabio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556705182 ISBN 13: 9781556705182

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1996

Synopsis

Lithographs of Pharanonic Egypt and the mosques of Cairo are accompanied by current photographs

About this title

About the Author:

David Roberts (1796-1864) was one of the most acclaimed landscape painters of his time. He made an extended trip to Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838-39, during which he made the series of drawings that brought him lasting fame.

From Booklist:

In the early part of the nineteenth century, Scotsman David Roberts produced numerous views of extraordinary Egyptian sites in carefully rendered, beautifully expressive lithographs. Lavishly produced, this large-format book highlights the diaries kept by Roberts as well as his remarkable body of artwork, which so lyrically captured Egypt's celebrated monuments and timeless landscapes. In a fascinating juxtaposition, photographer Antonio Attini contributes recent photographs depicting each subject Roberts interpreted so many years earlier. These contemporary visions of such historically rich settings offer intriguing counterpoints to the grand scale of the reproductions included here. Alice Joyce

About this edition

• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1556705182
• ISBN 13: 9781556705182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 271