Egiptus: Vaaraode maailm

by Regine Schulz (Editor), Matthias Seidel (Editor), Olavi Teppan (Translator)

The civilization of ancient Egypt continues to cast its spell across the millenia. This is undoubtedly due to the astonishing architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of that culture, as well as its advanced system of writing and the quality of its literature.

An international team of scholars has come together for this book in order to present the extraordinary high legacy of ancient Egypt in all of it's many aspects. The chronological span is from prehistoric times to the Greco-Roman period. Besides the great achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting, the authors cover many individual topics relating to the state, society, and religion.

More than 800 photographs, maps, and diagrams give visual immediacy to the highly informative text, bringing that vanished world in all its complexity vividly to life.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Egypt, Art, Egyptology, Reference, Ancient History

538 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hard to read. It reads like a textbook; however, it has a lot of excellent information and wonderful pictures.

[Rene Nieuwenhuizen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rijk geïllustreerd boek en een uitgebreide beschrijving van de Egyptische Geschiedenis. Aanwinst voor de boekenkast, Nederlandse versie.

[Eleonora Straziota · Rating 4 out of 5]

Senza una base di egittologia è un libro molto complicato. Ma è eccezionale, e spiega bene lo sviluppo nel tempo dell’architettura, della pittura e non solo dell’antico Egitto.

[Wilfried · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zoals we gewoon zijn van uitgeverij Könneman is dit een overzicht dat verschillende aspecten van deze oude cultuur belicht. Toch had ik liever wat meer historische uitleg gehad en wat minder droge beschrijvingen van de verschillende gebouwen. Maar 4000 jaar geschiedenis laten zich moeilijk in één werk samenvatten...

Toch ben ik tevreden dat ik het boek dat al vele jaren op de plank stond, eindelijk heb uitgelezen :)

[Gotens · Rating 5 out of 5]

meraviglioso! stupendo! dettagliato e ricco in ogni sua parte! consigliatissimo per chi ama l'Egitto!

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, Full of photos and great pieces to read

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Flo · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting alternative to the usual chronological analysis and quite straightforward explanations, however i found the format a bit distracting and dispersive.

[Gionysius · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is huge and seriously heavy - hell, it's monolithic!
I have been reading a lot about Egyptian history and mythology recently, and I was looking for a nice book that covered everything chronologically with full-color photos. Lucky for me I ran into this beautiful monster of a tome at a second-hand shop. Bought it for 8€ - a steal! I am very content with the content.

[keereads · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Inara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alone the many beautiful pictures in this book were worth the price... loved it!