The complete pyramids / Mark Lehner.

Main entry:

Lehner, Mark, author.

Title & Author:

The complete pyramids / Mark Lehner.

Publication:

New York : Thames and Hudson, 1997.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-252) and index.
Pyramids, land and people -- Pyramids in the landscape -- The giant pyramids: Their rise and fall -- The standard pyramid complex -- Tomb and temple -- Explorers and scientists -- The whole pyramid catalogue -- The living pyramid -- Epilogue: The legacy of the pyramids -- Visiting the pyramids.

Summary:

For centuries the pyramids have inspired passionate theories about their origins, purpose and method of construction. In this work on the major pyramids of Ancient Egypt, the author surveys the history, building and use of the pyramids. He examines both the practicalities and logistics of their construction and their conceptual aspects -- their cosmology and iconography and their intriguing texts.

ISBN:

9780500050842 (hbk.)
0500050848 (hbk.)
9780500285473
0500285470

Subject:

Pyramids Egypt.
Pyramides Égypte.
Pyramids.
Egypt.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 197384
Call No.: ID DT63.L44; ID:97-B4684
Status: Available

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