The pyramid complex of Amenemhat I at Lisht : the architecture /
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"The present volume appears together with "The Pyramid Complex of Amenemhat I at Lisht: The Reliefs, by Peter Jánosi." :
xv, 65 pages, 99 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages x-xi) and index. :
9781588396044
1588396045
On the origins of the cartouche and encircling symbolism in Old Kingdom pyramids /
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This study suggests the development of the cartouche was closely related to the monumental encircling symbolism incorporated into the architectural designs of the Old Kingdom pyramids. By employing a new architectural style and a new iconographic symbol, the pharaoh sought to elevate his status above that of the members of his powerful court.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789696585 (ebook) :
Tomb security in ancient Egypt from the Predynastic to the Pyramid Age /
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Egyptians went to great lengths to protect their dead from the omnipresent threat of robbery by incorporating specially developed architectural features in their tombs. However, the architecture of tomb security has rarely been studied as a subject in its own right and is usually treated as a secondary topic in publications of a scholarly nature, which tend to regard its role as incidental to the design of the tomb rather than perhaps being the driving force behind it. This issue had been raised in the early Twentieth Century by Reisner (1908: 11), who suggested that the rapid evolution of Egyptian tomb substructures was as a result of the desire for tomb security and more ostentatious tombs, rather than a development spurred by religious or funerary practices.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) :
Specialized. :
9781784913007 (ebook) :
The Great Pyramid : ancient Egypt revisited /
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The Great Pyramid's eerily precise architecture has for centuries both astounded and puzzled archaeologists and has given rise to numerous modern fantasies concerning the so-called 'Mystery of the Pyramids'. Sweeping away centuries of myth and confusion, the author describes for the first time exactly how the Great Pyramid was designed and built. He argues that the pyramid makers worked from a single plan whose existence has long been doubted and even denied by scholars. Moreover, the Great Pyramid's unique architecture is integral to the way it was built, and for its builders the tasks of construction and design were not separate as they are now. By placing this awesome monument in its genuine contemporary context, this book underlines the extraordinary talents and the originality of the ancient Egyptians at the time of King Khufu.
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xxii, 564 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-555) and index. :
0521871662
9780521871662
A history of the Giza Necropolis /
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Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1942.
"The excavations of the expedition directed by myself were carried out in the original concession granted to me in 1902 and the concession granted to Schiaparelli, transferred to me in 1906. In 1902-5 the expedition under my guidance was the 'Hearst Expedition' of the University of California. In 1905 the expedition was transferred to Harvard University and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts."--Pref. (v.1)
"This reprint is strictly limited to 300 copies"--T.p. verso. :
v. <1> : illus., plans ; 31 cm.