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Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in ancient times
An overview of the history and relations of Egypt and Western Asia from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
Egypt: the World of the Pharaohs
A chronicle of Egyptian history encompasses the ancient civilization's architectural, artistic, technological, scientific, and religious legacy, from prehistoric times to the Greco-Roman period. Includes more than 800 color and b & w photographs,…
Egypt's Sunken Treasures
In the shallow waters of Aboukir Bay, in the ruins of three ancient cities, French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovered a number of relics. With this book, he presents photographs of the excavation process as well as connecting the…
Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
"The Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 26502150 BC) was an era of extraordinary artistic achievement-the period that gave us the Sphinx and the pyramids as well as a rich legacy of private tombs, wall paintings, reliefs, statuary, jewelry, and decorative…
Egyptian art in the Egyptian Museum of Turin: paintings, sculpture, furniture, textiles, ceramics, papyri
The beauties of the Egyptian Museum are presented to the reader by museum director, Professor Ernesto Scamuzzi. The reader will be authoritatively informed while enjoying the panorama of Egyptian art from its shadowy beginnings, through its great…
Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter
The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the centre of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to 'see visions', the author examines the…
