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Published by ABRAMS June 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0810948435ISBN 13: 9780810948433
Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Adorning the temples, palaces, and monuments of the Nile River Valley, their inscrutable gazes look out across the millennia, bearing witness to the rise and fall of long-lost dynasties, just as they have witnessed the endless rise and fall of the sun. Timeless treasures of light and shadow, they are the sculpted stones of ancient Egypt. In this gorgeous book of images, photographer Hervi Champollion portrays these ancient stones in natural light, forming a breathtaking pictorial history of one of the world's most fascinating ancient civilizations. Virtually all that is known of pharaonic times, from military campaigns to religious ceremonies to the everyday life of civilians, comes from these stones, which are captured by Champollion's lens in a range of settings, from the glowing red of sunrise, to the hard white light of midday, to the golden rays of sunset. Informative captions by noted scholar Diane Saro?m Harli enhance the images and help us to appreciate the grandeur of these stones of light Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
Published by ABRAMS June 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0810948435ISBN 13: 9780810948433
Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Adorning the temples, palaces, and monuments of the Nile River Valley, their inscrutable gazes look out across the millennia, bearing witness to the rise and fall of long-lost dynasties, just as they have witnessed the endless rise and fall of the sun. Timeless treasures of light and shadow, they are the sculpted stones of ancient Egypt. In this gorgeous book of images, photographer Hervi Champollion portrays these ancient stones in natural light, forming a breathtaking pictorial history of one of the world's most fascinating ancient civilizations. Virtually all that is known of pharaonic times, from military campaigns to religious ceremonies to the everyday life of civilians, comes from these stones, which are captured by Champollion's lens in a range of settings, from the glowing red of sunrise, to the hard white light of midday, to the golden rays of sunset. Informative captions by noted scholar Diane Saro?m Harli enhance the images and help us to appreciate the grandeur of these stones of light.