Product Description: Hatshepsut’s Temple at Deir el Bahari is considered a wonderful experiment in ancient Egyptian art and architecture; as such it is a uniquely remarkable structure built in white limestone that’s a sight to behold. More important, this work provides some insights into the men and a woman, avante garde in their thinking and actions at a time when females dared not rule! However, given the opportunity, Queen Hatshepsut ruled well and was involved in many remarkable adventures and building projects, chief of which was her mortuary temple at Deir el Bahari, on the west bank at Thebes that also highlights a diplomatic voyage to Punt on the East African coast...read more

Offers a distinctive take on mythologized Egypt. This book includes chapters that cover relationships, leisure activities, the role of women, the manufacture of mummies, and more. And just like the mummies, 'fragile as eggshell but solid as a statue', and magically able to transcend death, both people and country are brought alive in this book.

Product Description: The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed. Dietrich Wildung, Curator of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, gives a compelling account of the breathtaking architectural achievements in the Valley of the Nile during one of the oldest architectural eras: from the earliest royal tombs from c...read more

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A survey of Egyptian art and architecture is enhanced by revised text, an updated bibliography, and over four hundred illustrations. (view table of contents)

Product Description: First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Uses archeological evidence to describe the construction, decoration, and furnishings of ancient Egyptian tombs, pyramids, and homes