Nigel Fletcher-Jones

Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples

A New Traveler's Companion

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An up-to-date guide to the Abu Simbel and lower Nubian temples, illustrated with over a 150 original photographs, drawings, and maps.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American University of Cairo Press / Bloomsbury Trade
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 449661
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 197mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1070g
• ISBN-13: 9789774168789
• ISBN-10: 977416878X
• Artikelnr.: 53166608

Autorenporträt

Nigel Fletcher-Jones, with a PhD in archaeological anthropology from Durham University, UK, was director of the American University in Cairo Press from 2012 to 2020. He is the author of Treasures of Ancient Egypt (2019), Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples (2019), and Ancient Egyptian Jewelry (2020). He lives in Canterbury, Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Understanding Abu Simbel 2. From Discovery to the Grand Tour 3. The Great and Small Temples 4. The Gods of Abu Simbel 5. Rameses at Home 6. Rameses at War 7. Saving Abu Simbel 8. The Nubian Temples Further Reading

Rezensionen

A well-illustrated accessible book which fills the gap in popular Egyptological literature left by MacQuitty's out-of-print Abu Simbel ... A readable book with some interesting comments on the attitude of modern Egyptians towards their ancient heritage. Ancient Egypt