Recreates the golden age of ancient Egypt. Here, for example, the pyramids and the sphinx are construction sites teeming with workers. Administrators bustle to fulfil their assignments from the Pharaoh's court. Scribes draft the necessary letters in hieroglyphics. The representation of ordinary life in Egypt in brought from a variety of sources. Andreu makes use of letters from family archives, full of household instruction from travellers or nostalgic greetings from grown children living away from their parents. Also are ...
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Recreates the golden age of ancient Egypt. Here, for example, the pyramids and the sphinx are construction sites teeming with workers. Administrators bustle to fulfil their assignments from the Pharaoh's court. Scribes draft the necessary letters in hieroglyphics. The representation of ordinary life in Egypt in brought from a variety of sources. Andreu makes use of letters from family archives, full of household instruction from travellers or nostalgic greetings from grown children living away from their parents. Also are the scenes carved or painted on the walls of tombs. Short hieroglyphic inscriptions accompany these images, recording what might have been said by the men and women they picture.
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Add this copy of Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by John Murray.
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Very Good+ Very Good Dust Jacket. Very good+ hardcover with very good dust jacket, from a private collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good+. DJ has rubbing. Book itself almost near fine. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in beige cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Coloured end papers. Freeof inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates and illustrations.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered light grey cloth (top edge lightly dust stained-otherwise bright VG), lacks dustwrapper. Pp. 171, illus with b&w photos and map (no inscriptions).
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