Ancient Egypt by David P Silverman

Ancient Egypt by David P Silverman

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This title distills the essence of this great civilization in a series of generously illustrated treatments of major themes, including historical, religious, scientific, artistic, and mythological strands of the culture's identity.

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Ancient Egypt by David P Silverman

A fabulous collaboration of images and text encompassing all areas of Egypt's rich culture With a wonderful marriage of text and stunning design, Ancient Egypt takes us on a captivating journey exploring all the key themes of this extraordinary culture including the history, the religion, the art and the science as well as the myths and legends. Providing a perfect backdrop are wonderful colour photographs, which help to encapsulate the vivid and powerful symbols of this fascinating civilisation - from temple stone carvings to the famous Book of the Dead. This book covers themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination and the contributors provide a fantastic insight into this compelling subject area.
Professor David Silverman, one of the most distinguished figures in Egyptology today is currently Curator-in-Charge of the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Previous publications include Language and Writing in Ancient Egypt (1990), Religion in Ancient Egypt (with J. Baines and L. Lasko; 1991), and Ancient Egyptian Kingship (co-author; 1995). His field work record is extensive and prestigious including co-director of a Boston Museum of Fine Arts/University of Pennsylvania expedition to Saqqara, where he did pioneering work on the Old Kingdom Tomb of Meri-Teti and the Middle Kingdom tombs of Ihy and Hetip.
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ISBN 13 9781904292432
ISBN 10 1904292437
Title Ancient Egypt
Author David P Silverman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Year published 2003-08-07
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.