Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs

Bys: Regine Schulz and Matthias Seidel

Book Overview

Paperback: 540 pages 10.1 x 9 x 1.5 inches Weight: 4.5 pounds

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 3833146710
• ISBN13: 9783833132711
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: H. F. Ullmann
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 4.41 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Scholarly and accessible

I came across this by accident while preparing to teach an upper-level undergraduate class on Ancient Near East and Egyptian Art. This is an all-too-rare example of a serious, responsible scholarly book on this subject, that is also accessible to the educated general reader with an interest. It is up-to-date, incorporating recent discoveries and interpretations without pushing any one theory. It is well-written, well-edited, and beautifully illustrated with both the usual suspects and many less familiar objects and monuments. It is, for my purposes, much better than any of the standard art history texts on the subject, many of which are out of date or illustrated mainly in black-and-white. I particularly liked the fact that it is a collection of short, free-standing articles by various specialists that cover the chronological sequence of Egyptian Art from prehistory to the Roman conquest, as well as special topics such as temple design, funerary sculpture, and the development of writing. This makes it both fun and easy to dip in and out of, since the individual articles are very digestible. But they are well-coordinated into a coherent sequence. The history, culture and religion of Egypt are well-covered, and the art is explained in context. It has a glossary and a useful timeline at the end. Highly recommended.

A Wonderful Book on Ancient Egypt!!!

This is a wonderful, well-written book on ancient Egypt. It covers just about every aspect of ancient Egypt that one can think of, with chapters on all the famous temples; pyramids and burial sites; the rulers, including Cleopatra and all the famous pharaohs; Alexandria with its awesome lighthouse at Pharos; and of course the Egyptian gods. But what is most striking about the book is the absolutely stunning pictures of statues, monuments, temples, etc. and carefully drawn and reproduced maps and illustrations. It is this that make the book a pure joy to behold! The book's convenient size fits neatly into your hands so you can leisurely spend hours thumbing from subject to subject in this marvelous little book! Even jaded Egyptologists will glean surprising new information about the always fascinating ancient Egyptians! In short, this book is sure to please, entertain, and inform. Who could want more?

Very informative and amazingly rich read on ancient Egypt

I have read countless books about the ancient world and civilizations including Egypt, Rome, Greece, Assyrian, Sumerian, Babylonian, phoenician, scandavian, Asian Indian and little chinese, so I have an idea on chosing good books on this subject. And I tell you this book is one of the most informative book and it is so complete that any reading in the subject will make it just a repitition! It contains a geart text, numerus clear pictures and drawings with awesome illustrations which allow you to imagine what was it to live in their time. It covers all the aspects, starting from the very begining prehistory, ealy, middle, late, Greco-Roman periods. Also covers almost all aspects of their life, Gods, cults, state society, houses, cities, Arts, lifestyle, Palaces, daily life Royal administration and its organization, military, political, mumification, burial and much much more. It contains a very valuable appendecies (Gods of ancient Egypt, list of historic sites, rulers of Egypt, Egypt collections, and chronological synopsis). I visited Egypt three times and I saw pictures in the book that I have never seen. What I like most is there are some drawings that reconstruct temples, palaces and monuments which provides a clearer image of site rather than just pictures of ruins. I enphusise again on the pictures included in addition to the easy to read text.

Most Fascinating and Educational Book on Egypt!

This book is full of fantastic pictures! Wonderful text to go along with the pictures and great detail... Great for reference... and Great for personal knowledge! One word.... AWESOME!