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- EAN
- 9780801486166
- ISBN
- 0801486165
- Manufacturer
- Cornell University Press
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- Cornell University Press
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- TP
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801486165
ISBN-13
9780801486166
eBay Product ID (ePID)
553631
Product Key Features
Book Title
Thebes in Egypt : a Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Archaeology, History / Ancient & Classical, Ancient / Egypt, Middle East / Egypt
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-022773
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Nigel and Helen Strudwick have provided the first comprehensive treatment of the most important archaeological site in Egypt. No other location, with the possible exception of Saqqara, has yielded material from all the major epochs of Egyptian history. Clearly written and well organized, the book presents valuable new information about its subject."-James F. Romano, Brooklyn Museum of Art, "The authors provide detailed and accurate information about life in the city. This is an excellent, recommended, must-read book for all."-Frankie's Reviews in Egyptology, "Nigel and Helen Strudwick have provided the first comprehensive treatment of the most important archaeological site in Egypt. No other location, with the possible exception of Saqqara, has yielded material from all the major epochs of Egyptian history. Clearly written and well organized, the book presents valuable new information about its subject."--James F. Romano, Brooklyn Museum of Art, "The authors provide detailed and accurate information about life in the city. This is an excellent, recommended, must-read book for all."--Frankie's Reviews in Egyptology, "The authors bring together their extensive collective knowledge and experience with both ancient Waset (Thebes) and modern Luxor to create in this volume what qualifies as the best comprehensive general study to date of arguably the single most important site in all of Egypt, archeologically speaking. . . This is a work that should not go ignored."--KMT, Winter 1999-2000.
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College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
932
Synopsis
The remains of ancient Thebes constitute one of the largest and most remarkable archaeological sites in all of Egypt and indeed the world. The discoveries made at this site, now the modern town of Luxor, are responsible for much of our knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization. After excavating and researching the city of Thebes for many years, Nigel and Helen Strudwick here offer the first comprehensive introduction to it, one that will be welcomed by both armchair travelers and visitors to that popular tourist destination. Handsomely illustrated, the book features eighty photographs?thirty in color?and twenty maps and plans. After reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline in the Greco-Roman period. They discuss the central role played by the gods in the community's religious life, and take us on a tour of the great temples of Karnak and Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile and of the temples and tombs of kings, queens, princes, and ordinary individuals on the West Bank. Drawing on their intimate acquaintance with ancient Egyptian society, the authors re-create the lives of Thebans during the New Kingdom. They conclude by assessing Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic influences on the area as it exists today and by providing an overview of the archaeological research undertaken there., The remains of ancient Thebes constitute one of the largest and most remarkable archaeological sites in all of Egypt and indeed the world. The discoveries made at this site, now the modern town of Luxor, are responsible for much of our knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization. After excavating and researching the city of Thebes for many years, Nigel and Helen Strudwick here offer the first comprehensive introduction to it, one that will be welcomed by both armchair travelers and visitors to that popular tourist destination. Handsomely illustrated, the book features eighty photographs--thirty in color--and twenty maps and plans.After reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline in the Greco-Roman period. They discuss the central role played by the gods in the community's religious life, and take us on a tour of the great temples of Karnak and Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile and of the temples and tombs of kings, queens, princes, and ordinary individuals on the West Bank.Drawing on their intimate acquaintance with ancient Egyptian society, the authors re-create the lives of Thebans during the New Kingdom. They conclude by assessing Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic influences on the area as it exists today and by providing an overview of the archaeological research undertaken there., The remains of ancient Thebes constitute one of the largest and most remarkable archaeological sites in all of Egypt and indeed the world. The discoveries made at this site, now the modern town of Luxor, are responsible for much of our knowledge of...
LC Classification Number
DT73.T3S77 1999
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