Egypt: A Journey Through The Land Of The Pharaohs
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Step into the sun-scorched sands of antiquity with Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs, a sweeping visual and scholarly odyssey conducted by one of America's most celebrated Egyptologists. James Henry Breasted — Professor of Egyptology and Oriental History at the University of Chicago, Director of the Haskell Oriental Museum, and leader of the Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago — presents a richly authoritative tour through the monumental civilisations of the Nile, brought to vivid life through the stereographs of Underwood & Underwood. This landmark work sits at the intersection of rigorous academic scholarship and immersive visual storytelling, chronicling the temples, tombs, and timeless landscapes of ancient Egypt with the precision of a pioneering archaeologist and the vision of a gifted narrator. Breasted's prose carries the weight of decades of fieldwork, transforming ancient ruins into living history. Published by Camera/Graphic Press Ltd. of New York, this volume endures as a testament to an era when the Western world was transfixed by the mysteries of the pharaohs — and leaves the reader wondering what secrets the desert sands still conceal.
Author: James Henry Breasted
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step into the sun-scorched sands of antiquity with Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs, a sweeping visual and scholarly odyssey conducted by one of America's most celebrated Egyptologists. James Henry Breasted — Professor of Egyptology and Oriental History at the University of Chicago, Director of the Haskell Oriental Museum, and leader of the Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago — presents a richly authoritative tour through the monumental civilisations of the Nile, brought to vivid life through the stereographs of Underwood & Underwood. This landmark work sits at the intersection of rigorous academic scholarship and immersive visual storytelling, chronicling the temples, tombs, and timeless landscapes of ancient Egypt with the precision of a pioneering archaeologist and the vision of a gifted narrator. Breasted's prose carries the weight of decades of fieldwork, transforming ancient ruins into living history. Published by Camera/Graphic Press Ltd. of New York, this volume endures as a testament to an era when the Western world was transfixed by the mysteries of the pharaohs — and leaves the reader wondering what secrets the desert sands still conceal.