Powerful symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have intrigued and fascinated generations. In The Complete Pyramids, newly available in paperback, Mark Lehner surveys the history, building and use of these fascinating and mysterious monuments in unprecedented scope and detail, looking at both the practical aspects – the quarries, ramps and tools used in building them – as well as the conceptual – the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid Texts.
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Mark Lehner is a Research Associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago and at the Harvard Semitic Museum.
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Librería: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Nueva Zelanda
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 256 pages. A fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of ancient Egypt.?A tlanta Journal ConstitutionMark Lehner brings his many years of field res earch in Egypt to this definitive book. He examines the pyramids in unprecedente d detail, covering the practical aspects?the quarries, ramps, and tools used i n construction?as well as the conceptual ones.Professor Lehner surveys and describes the pyramids across their 3,000-year history, as well as explainin g the rituals and mythology, the history of travelers, looters, and archaeologis ts, and the ways in which the pyramids were an integral part of the Egyptian sta te.The hundreds of illustrations include computer reconstructions and spe cially commissioned artists' perspective views of the pyramids and their interio r chambers. The book is at once a definitive sourcebook and an entertaining guid e for scholars, students, and travelers. 556 illustrations, 83 in color. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6603i
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Powerful symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have intrigued and fascinated generations. In The Complete Pyramids, newly available in paperback, Mark Lehner surveys the history, building and use of these fascinating and mysterious monuments in unprecedented scope and detail, looking at both the practical aspects the quarries, ramps and tools used in building them as well as the conceptual the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid Texts. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR005491161
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Librería: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australia
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. THE FIRST FULLY ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF ALL EGYPT'S PYRAMIDS. small liquid stain [maybe coffee] at top r/h corner to page 17. Nº de ref. del artículo: 009451
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Librería: Goodwill San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: good. Nº de ref. del artículo: SANV.0500285470.G
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Librería: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 93886-21-04-2026-LMC
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Librería: BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, Alemania
Condición: gut. The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries - Lehner, Mark In englischer Sprache. pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: BN283140
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Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: 20A69_23_0500285470
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