Splendors of Ancient Egypt

by William H. Peck and William H. Peck

Book Overview

Mummy portraits, tomb sculptures, and jewellery representing ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, powerful rulers, and ordinary labourers come alive in this illustrated book. Concise descriptions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789204517
• ISBN13: 9780789204516
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Spendors of Ancient Egypt

The book contains a lot of detailed photographs and illustrations of Egypt's rulers, gods and goddesses, how the people lived, artifacts, and many other photographs relating to Egypt. The reader will see detailed pictures of the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, animals, tombs of different rulers, utensils, pottery, jewelry, and many others. A history of this fascinating civilization, from ancient to modern Egypt, is included, as well as reconstructions of tombs, an index for fast information. This book, Splendors of Egypt is for everyone to own.

The Great Book

The book contains a lot of detailed photographs and illustrations of Egypt's rulers, gods and goddesses, how the peope lived, artifacts, and many other photographs relating to Egypt. The reader will see detailed pictures of the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, animals, tombs of different rulers, utensils, pottery, jewelry, and many others. A history of this fascinating civilization, from ancient to modern Egypt, is included, as well as reconstructions of tombs, an index for fast information. This book, Splendors of Egypt is for everyone to own.