Egypt Pocket Guide
The Valley of the Kings and the Theban Tombs
Will be published approx. on 15. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-977-424-596-1 (ISBN)
Description
A new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt's rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawings-all in just 48 pages.
The necropolises on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor contain some of the world's most stunning funerary art, and this small guide describes the best of it: the great royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the beautiful tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens, and the fascinating depictions of daily life in the Tombs of the Nobles.
The necropolises on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor contain some of the world's most stunning funerary art, and this small guide describes the best of it: the great royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the beautiful tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens, and the fascinating depictions of daily life in the Tombs of the Nobles.
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Edition
English Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cairo
Egypt
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 119 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
91 gr
ISBN-13
978-977-424-596-1 (9789774245961)
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Alberto Siliotti is a scientific journalist who specializes in Egyptology. He has written several popular books including Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt and The Discovery of Ancient Egypt, both published by the AUC Press in1998.