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The Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt
Visitors to Egypt or readers fascinated with the country's rich past will find the new edition of this classic guidebook by a distinguished Egyptologist both engrossing & enlightening. A compact yet wide-ranging overview of Egypt's ancient history offers background information & is fully crossreferenced to the sites described in detail in the remaining chapters. Itineraries offer suggestions for visiting the most significant Pharaonic remains, Christian sites & (new to this edition) the Islamic monuments around Cairo. This updated edition also includes sites only recently opened to visitors, such as the Nubian temples on the shores of Lake Nasser & a new section gives practical advice on food, lodging, transportation & local customs.
528 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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October 22, 2010
I've been an avid student of Egyptology since the age of six, at which point I began teaching myself the ancient language.
A career in the field wasn't meant to be, but my interest hasn't waned a bit in the intervening years.
This book is so much more than a guidebook for travelers, though it serves admirably as one; it is a wonderful concise history, readable while not skimping on detail, and abundantly illustrated.
The tomb diagrams were invaluable help in a class project once. I told Bill Murnane that story when I handed him my well-work Penguin Guide to sign. He'd never thought of it as a scholarly work, not in comparison to his other books, but my words made him reevaluate that impression.
I highly recommend this book for both novices and experienced fans of Ancient Egypt.
A career in the field wasn't meant to be, but my interest hasn't waned a bit in the intervening years.
This book is so much more than a guidebook for travelers, though it serves admirably as one; it is a wonderful concise history, readable while not skimping on detail, and abundantly illustrated.
The tomb diagrams were invaluable help in a class project once. I told Bill Murnane that story when I handed him my well-work Penguin Guide to sign. He'd never thought of it as a scholarly work, not in comparison to his other books, but my words made him reevaluate that impression.
I highly recommend this book for both novices and experienced fans of Ancient Egypt.
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