The Monuments of Egypt: An A-Z Companion to Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Softcover

Dieter Arnold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848850425 ISBN 13: 9781848850422

Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

The ancient Egyptians' greatest monuments, ranging from Abu Simbel in the south to Cleopatra's palaces in Alexandria, were built over a period of three millennia, and yet a common architectural tradition links them all. Dieter Arnold here provides a single volume guide to one of the most remarkable architectures of the ancient world. Entries are presented for each of the most important ancient sites, covering monuments as diverse as the Step Pyramid of Djoser (the world's first significant stone building); the tombs of the Valley of the Kings; Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri; and the great Ptolemaic temples that line the Upper Nile. Key aspects of building design and construction are also considered in separate entries, covering aspects such as building and construction techniques (including pyramid building and the erection of obelisks). With more than 600 entries and 350 plans, diagrams and photographs and maps, this guide - previously available only as a hardback edition published as The Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture - provides a comprehensive introduction to ancient Egyptian monuments that is an essential companion for every visitor to the ancient sites along the Nile. 'This edition is very much to be welcomed. [It] is written by a single specialist, well-acquainted with the monuments, experienced in field-work, and a very good Communicator.' - T.G.H. James, formerly Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities, the British Museum

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About the Author

Dieter Arnold is Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and has for some years been leading the Metropolitan's excavations at Dahshur, investigating a number of significant Middle Kingdom private and royal monuments.

Edition details

• Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848850425
• ISBN 13: 9781848850422
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288