Tutankhamun

by T.G.H. James and T.G. Henry James

Book Overview

A brilliantly produced volume on one of the most intriguing historical figures ever-oversized and lavishly illustrated with 8 pages of gatefolds, 400 color images, the highest quality paper, and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586637428
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Metro Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 5.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

this is it!

This is the one! Trash all your other King Tut books that claim to offer "unprecedented access" or "astonishingly complete catalogue of treasures" or some such. I have never before seen--nor do I ever expect to--page after page of eye-dazzling, heart-stopping treasures. Gold, gold, GOLD! Precious stones! Carnelian, faience, turquoise, jet! To complete the packaging, the first eighty pages present a very strong, tightly written synopsis of the discovery of the tomb and its aftermath, including the quirky personalities involved. Not to be missed is the remarkable orthographic diagram of the tomb layout that makes the spatial relationship among the various tomb chambers crystal-clear. The author also provides original 1922 photographs (black and white, of course) of the various chambers in their original higgledy-piggledy condition. You won't be disappointed with even the least conceivable aspect of this monumental opus. Five stars!!

Tut's Treasures Up Close

This is a giant 10" x 14" coffee table book filled with brilliant close-up color photos of many of the famous, and not so famous, artifacts from the tomb. There are only three chapters: 1) Tutankhamun and his times; (2) The Discovery of the Tomb and, the largest, (3) A Treasure Above All Treasures. Each object is accompanied by a brief description of its significance including size and Howard Carter's excavtion dig number. The photos are not "standard issue" as seen in most books, but are new and fresh by the renowned photographer A. DeLuca. A few fold-outs include a cut-away view of all the tombs contents (in color) and a fantastic shot of Tut's solid gold inner coffin. Though there are a lot of books on Tutankhamun, this one is a great photographic account in color. If you are interested in seeing the detail of the treasures up-close, demonstrating the tremendous skills of ancient Egyptian craftsman, this book is for you. It's fun and informative for anyone wanting to see these great works without having to travel to Egypt. MUCH better than the Tut exhibit guide "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" by Zahi Hawass.