The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
by W. Stevenson Smith
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"A wealth of art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt.... In this book, Ancient Egyptian monuments, their decorations, and many other works of art are reproduced in more than four hundred beautiful illustrations. The Ancient Egyptians in their tombs attempted to recreate life for the dead in a naturalistic way, often against the background of the landscape in which they lived. This book shows the tombs at Thebes, including the treasure-filled burial place of Tutankhamen, show more the temples of Luxor and Karnak, and the palaces of Akhenaten at Tell el Amarna and of Amenhotep III at Thebes. It also presents many revealing portraits depicting a range of subjects from the kings and queens who built the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara to their own civil servants"--Publisher's description. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
- Original publication date
- 1958
- Important places
- Egypt
- Original language
- English
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- 277
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 7
