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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Dietrich Wildung; Henri Stierlin |
ISBN: | 9783836510301 3836510308 |
OCLC Number: | 276649130 |
Notes: | Previous edition: 1997. |
Description: | 223 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 31 cm. |
Contents: | Egypt : from prehistory to the romans -- Introduction : basic architectural forms in ancient egypt -- Houses for the dead and stairways to heaven : tomb architecture of the early period -- Building for the life to come : old kingdom pyramids -- The lost classical period : architecture of the middle kingdom -- A state build of stone : temples to the gods in the new kingdom -- Castles of eternity : temples of the Deas and tomb architecture of the new kingdom -- The cosmos in stones : from the delta to Sudan -- Late flowering : Temples of the Ptolemaic and roman period in the upper egypt -- Epilogue : egyptian influence in the west -- Chronological table -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgements and credits. |
Series Title: | Taschen's world architecture. |
Responsibility: | Dietrich Wildung ; edited by Henri Stierlin. |
Abstract:
The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art. This volume provides an insight into Egyptian civilization, elucidating not only 3000 years of architectural history, but also outlining the related visual arts, reliefs and wall paintings. It also features 250 color illustrations.
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