Auguste Mariette-Bey - Monuments of Upper Egypt - 1890
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Monuments of Upper Egypt by Auguste Mariette-Bey, first edition hardback in English, 335 pages, 18 × 12 cm, published in 1890 by J.H. Mansfield & J.W. Dearborn, in good condition.
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Monuments of Upper Egypt - Auguste Mariette-Bey, translation from the French by Alphonse Mariette - Boston, Mansfield and Dearborn, 1890 - 335 pp. - red linen binding with decorative binding design, title and author in gilded letters on the front cover and the spine - 18 x 12 cm.
'This book deals mainly with the Antiquities of Upper Egypt.'
Condition: The text on the spine is faded. Beautiful binding, the contents are rich in plates and maps; complete with the fold-out map. Inscription on the front flyleaf. Corners minimally bent. A neat copy.
Contents:
Sources - monuments, temples, tombs, Manetho, classical historians
History - ancient Empire, Middle Empire, New Empire, Lower Period
Chronology - the Dynasties
Generalities - Temple decorations, Royal cartouches, best known epochs in Egyptian history, Papyrus preservation
EXCURSIONS:
Heliopolis, Pyramids, Mitrahenny, Sakkarah, Journey into Upper Egypt, Abydos, Denderah, Thebes, Luxor, Karnak, Ruins of the North, ruins of the South, Goornah, Rameseum, Colossi, Deir-el-Medineh, Medinet-Abou, Necropolis, Edfou, Assouan, Philae.
Appendix
Table of the Egyptian Dynasties
How to ascend the Nile
Maps and Illustrations
Books for reference
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Monuments of Upper Egypt - Auguste Mariette-Bey, translation from the French by Alphonse Mariette - Boston, Mansfield and Dearborn, 1890 - 335 pp. - red linen binding with decorative binding design, title and author in gilded letters on the front cover and the spine - 18 x 12 cm.
'This book deals mainly with the Antiquities of Upper Egypt.'
Condition: The text on the spine is faded. Beautiful binding, the contents are rich in plates and maps; complete with the fold-out map. Inscription on the front flyleaf. Corners minimally bent. A neat copy.
Contents:
Sources - monuments, temples, tombs, Manetho, classical historians
History - ancient Empire, Middle Empire, New Empire, Lower Period
Chronology - the Dynasties
Generalities - Temple decorations, Royal cartouches, best known epochs in Egyptian history, Papyrus preservation
EXCURSIONS:
Heliopolis, Pyramids, Mitrahenny, Sakkarah, Journey into Upper Egypt, Abydos, Denderah, Thebes, Luxor, Karnak, Ruins of the North, ruins of the South, Goornah, Rameseum, Colossi, Deir-el-Medineh, Medinet-Abou, Necropolis, Edfou, Assouan, Philae.
Appendix
Table of the Egyptian Dynasties
How to ascend the Nile
Maps and Illustrations
Books for reference
Registered shipping
Registered and insured shipping.
Details
Number of books
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Subject
Archaeology, History, Illustrated
Book title
Monuments of Upper Egypt
Author/ Illustrator
Auguste Mariette-Bey
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1890
Height
18 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
12 cm
Language
English
Original language
No
Publisher
J.H. Mansfield & J.W. Dearborn
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
335
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