The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries

Lehner, Mark

ISBN 10: 0500050848 / ISBN 13: 9780500050842

Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1997

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Near Fine Hardcover. Inscribed To Previews Owner, Signed And Dated 2001 On Title Page. Scarce Hardcover Copy. Premier Work On The Pyramids. The First Fully Illustrated Survey Of Every Egyptian Pyramid. Includes The Famous Step Pyramid, Bent Pyramid And Great Pyramid. 256 Pp Including Index. Fold Out Color Maps And Structural Details. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 058397

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Title: The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient ...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

Archetypal symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have for centuries inspired passionate theories about their origins, purpose, and method of construction. Archaeologists, engineers, astronomers, poets, painters, and travelers have all had their say--but how much do we really know about these awe-inspiring wonders of the ancient world? Here is the first fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of ancient Egypt. Mark Lehner surveys the history, building, and use of the pyramids in unprecedented detail, looking at the practical aspects (the quarries, ramps, and tools used to build them) and the conceptual--the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid Texts. The contents include: * the Whole Pyramid catalogue, a unique survey and description of the pyramids and their development, from the first simple pit-graves to the sublime pyramids of Giza and beyond; * a discussion of the rituals and mythology surrounding the death and burial of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt; * accounts of explorers, looters, and archaeologists, from the later Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to the great explorations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; * specially commissioned artist's and computer reconstructions of the interiors of the pyramids and their chambers; * an overview of Egyptian history and the pyramids, numerous fact files, detailed maps and site plans, and a guide to visiting the pyramids.

About the Author:

Mark Lehner, a leading Egyptologist, directed the Sphinx and Isis Temple Project from 1979 to 1983; since 1984 he has been director of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project. He is visiting Assistant Professor at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, and a Research Associate at the Harvard Semitic Museum.