Luxor And Its Temples
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Author | : A.M. Blackman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2013-08-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1136206876 |
First published in 2005. This work, while aimed at a general audience, is by no means a dreary introductory textbook. Blackman perceptively answers the reader's most pressing questions about life in ancient Thebes, providing not only an informative text but also an engaging story. Topics covered include life in ancient Luxor, how Thebes became the capital of Egypt, poems, songs and romances, and great kings in time of war.
Author | : R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz |
Publisher | : Inner Traditions |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1981-11-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780892810215 |
This book contains the first published results of Schwaller's 12 years of research at the temple of Luxor and its implications for interpreting the symbolic and mathematical processes of the Egyptians through their sacred architecture.
Author | : Michael Jones (Archaeologist) |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0300169124 |
"This publication is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)"--Page v.
Author | : Kent R. Weeks |
Publisher | : White Star Publishers |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Here is a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the vast and stunning collection of art and antiquities found in Egypt's archaeological paradise, the Valley of the Kings. The Tomb of Tutankhamun and its contents are featured prominently, as are the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the dromos, the Luxor Museum, the Chapel of Achoris, the Valley of Asasif, the Ramesseum, the Valley of the Queens, and the Colossi of Memnon. Dendera, Esna, Abydos Edfu, and Korn Ombo-all peripheral locations to the major sites-are included because their state of preservation makes them especially interesting for visitors and scholars. Weeks has spent his career documenting the regions and infuses this guide with a level of clarity and detail not previously achieved in a handbook.
Author | : Dieter Arnold |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780801433993 |
Five distinguished scholars here summarize the state of current knowledge about ancient Egyptian temples and the rituals associated with their use. The first volume in English to survey the major types of Egyptian temples from the Old Kingdom to the Roman period, it offers a unique perspective on ritual and its cultural significance. The authors perceive temples as loci for the creative interplay of sacred space and sacred time. They regard as unacceptable the traditional division of the temples into the categories of "mortuary" and "divine", believing that their functions and symbolic representations were, at once, too varied and too intertwined. Both informative to scholars and accessible to students, the book combines descriptions of specific temples with new insights into their development and purposes.
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Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Alessandro Bongioanni |
Publisher | : White Star Publishers |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9788854400092 |
This volume is dedicated to the monuments of Luxor and the vast region known as the Valley of the Kings. With a review of the most important sites and the splendid works of art contained in the tombs, it described the most recent archaeological discoveries and reconstructs historical events buried for centuries under the sand.
Author | : Giulio Magli |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2013-07-22 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1107032083 |
Most of the "wonders" of our ancient past have come down to us unencumbered by written information. In particular, this is the case of the Great Pyramid of Giza and of many other ancient Egyptian monuments. However, there is no doubt as to the interest of their builders in the celestial cycles: the "cosmic order" was indeed the true basis of the pharaoh's power. This book takes the reader on a chronological journey through ancient Egypt to explore the relationship between astronomy, landscape, and power during the most flourishing periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Using the lens of archaeoastronomy, Giulio Magli reexamines the key monuments and turning points of Egyptian architecture and history, such as the solar deification of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, the Hatshepsut reign, and the Amarna revolution.
Author | : Maria Grazia Folli |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2017-12-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3319652745 |
This book documents research activities and design experimentation carried out within the scope of a project addressing conservation, urban regeneration, responsible use of resources, and sustainable development in a truly exceptional place: the city of Luxor. The project is a collaborative venture between the Politecnico di Milano, the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, and the Luxor Governorate and is one outcome of a program established by the Egyptian government in 2009 with the goal of discovering a buried treasure, the “Avenue of Sphinxes”, which connected the Karnak and Luxor temples in ancient times. Readers will find an account of the excavations themselves, discussion of issues in restoration and conservation, and, above all, archaeological contextualization. Information is provided on integrated solutions to the problems arising from the scale of the excavation, for example in relation to urban morphology, the environment, road systems, infrastructure, housing, tourism, and individual and collective use of spaces. The book will appeal to all with an interest in strategies for enhancement of historical heritage in conjunction with urban regeneration and sustainable development.
Author | : abeer el shahawy |
Publisher | : American University in Cairo Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
The Luxor Museum houses a fine collection of Egyptian antiquities that is beautifully exhibited. This illustrated volume highlights some of the masterpieces found in ancient Thebes. There are glorious examples of ancient artifacts from tombs and temples in Karnak and Luxor, and the Deir al-Bahari mummy cache. Middle Kingdom statues depict the pharaohs who made Thebes their political capital and Amun the king of the gods. The New Kingdom brings statues and artifacts from the time of the great pharaohs such as Ahmose, Hatshepsut, and Thutmosis III. Akhenaten and the revolutionary Amarna art, and the famous boy king Tutankhamun, are present too.