Egypt of the Pharaohs : Università Degli Studi DiMilano

English

ISBN: 8857208346

EAN: 9788857208343

Category: Social Science / Archaeology/History / Middle East / Egypt/History / Ancient / Egypt/

Publisher: Skira Editore

Release Date: 10/16/2012

Synopsis: This richly illustrated publication presents the great archaeological discoveries of Egypt, the developmental stages in deciphering hieroglyphics and understanding Egyptian civilisation, and the reconstruction of the history of the Pharaohs and their people through original documents and observations by some of the most famous Egyptologists of the present and the past. The most recent archaeological discoveries are discussed by the famous Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, who tells of his efforts in the footsteps of the archaeologists of the nineteenth and twentieth century. The authors trace the history of the spread of the myth of Egypt and the birth of Egyptology and describe, through original archival material, watercolours, maps, and photographs, the greatest archaeological discoveries made in the country between the first decades of the nineteenth century and those of the early twentieth century, to the gold of Tutankhamen and the silver of the Pharaohs of Tanis. It is an extraordinary journey in terms of the personalities of the archaeologists and the material brought to light. The most famous Italian Egyptologist of the twentieth century, Sergio Donadoni, illustrates the great adventure of saving the monuments of Nubia - including the temple monument of Abu Simbel - from flooding by the waters of Lake Nasser. A large section of the book retraces - through extraordinary and largely original images - the history of the first photographers in Egypt, the first aerial photographs, photographic experimentation and the spread of photographic techniques applied to archaeology. A highly unique chapter is dedicated to Egypts luck in modern culture: from painting to the decorative arts, to satire and the spread of Egyptomania in twentieth-century magazines. The publication also contains a glimpse into the future: computer applications and modern methods for preserving the archival, photographic and bibliographic heritage and making it available to a public whose interest in the subject continues to grow.

Egypt of the Pharaohs : Università Degli Studi DiMilano

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.65 inches

Width: 9.66 inches

Length: 12.15 inches

Weight: 106.14 oz

Pages: 416