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Temples and Sacred Centres of Ancient Egypt
This informative and beautiful book investigates the temples of ancient Egypt, from the impressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs such as Ramesses II and queens such as Hatshepsut to the temples of the many gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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October 4, 2016
I'm positive there are many books like this one in the market, and usually I don't bother with reading them whole, but prefer leaving them for eventual research, but I did read this one from start to finish and I'm happy I did so.
What makes this book stand out from the rest is that the author bothers to speak about geographic areas and sites that aren't usually seen in popular culture, thus giving the reader a broad overview of Ancient Egypt buildings. Apart from providing good pictures and descriptions (which are concise but detailed), Oakes also gives insight into the evolution of each monument and additional data that are very useful. Thanks to this book I've learnt more about sites I knew little about and also discovered many more!
Bonus points as well for reviewing sites and monuments from "no-so-Ancient-Egypt" such as Coptic churches/monasteries and some mosques; very interesting and a novelty to me.
What makes this book stand out from the rest is that the author bothers to speak about geographic areas and sites that aren't usually seen in popular culture, thus giving the reader a broad overview of Ancient Egypt buildings. Apart from providing good pictures and descriptions (which are concise but detailed), Oakes also gives insight into the evolution of each monument and additional data that are very useful. Thanks to this book I've learnt more about sites I knew little about and also discovered many more!
Bonus points as well for reviewing sites and monuments from "no-so-Ancient-Egypt" such as Coptic churches/monasteries and some mosques; very interesting and a novelty to me.
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