The Egyptians by Cyril Aldred
The twin themes - the overwhelming importance of the Nile and the pharaoh - provide the unifying thread running through Cyril Aldred's classic text. Aidan Dodson has completely revised the book whilst carefully preserving its succinct and lucid qualities. Many significant recent finds are investigated: at Abydos in the Delta, in the Valley of the Kings; at the pyramids of Abusir, Giza and Saqqara; and at Avaris. Much fresh thinking on the first unification of Egypt, her early kings, and the third intermediate period is included. The dating has been revised throughout to accord with the most up-to- date scholarship, and many new photographs have been incorporated. The bibliography has been revised and expanded, and a complete chronology and list of kings is included for the first time.
Aldred, Cyril: - Cyril Aldred was among the first to graduate in the History of Art at the newly founded Courtauld Institute of Art, London, in 1936, and studied Egyptology as an art historian. From 1961 to 1974 he was Keeper of the Department of Art and Archaeology at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, and he also served as Associate Curator fot e Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He died in 1991. His many publications include Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom (1965), Akhenaten and Nefertiti (1973), Jewels of the Pharaohs (2nd edn, 1978), Tutankhamen, Craftsmanship in Gold in the Reign of the King (1979), The Egyptians (rev. edn, 1987), and Akhenaten: King of Egypt (1988).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500280362 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500280363 |
| Title | The Egyptians |
| Author | Cyril Aldred |
| Series | Ancient Peoples And Places |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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