Murnane, William J.
Northampton, MA : Interlink Books, 2012.
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Notes:

• Third edition –P. 9.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Preface to the third edition — Preface to the second edition — Part 1: — Land and the river — People, professions and leisure — Government — Pharaonic Egypt and its neighbors — Cities of God — Death and burial — Mansions of eternity — Graeco-Roman twilight — Pharaonic heritage — Part 2: — Delta — Cairo and Environs 1: Ancient Pharaonic monuments — Cairo and Environs 2: Christian and Islamic site (Nicholas Warner) — Giza to Abusir — Memphis and Saqqara — Southern Pyramid fields and the Faiyum — Middle Egypt — Abydos to Luxor — Luxor, East Bank — Luxor, West Bank: Royal monuments — Luxor, West Bank: Private monuments — Luxor to Aswan — Aswan — Beyond the borders — Part 3: — Practical information (Nicholas Warner) — Travel in Egypt — Guide to cities and towns — Capsule King list and history of ancient Egypt — Further reading — General index — Index of localities — List Of Maps: — Delta — Alexandria — Central Cairo — Old Cairo: Roman and Christian Quarter (Babylon) — Medieval Cairo, from North to South of the Old City Walls: — Cairene Monuments from the Ibn-Tulun Mosque to the Citadel — Monuments of Cairo’s Southern Cemetery — Monuments of Cairo’s Northern Cemetery — Pyramid fields from Abu Rawash to the Faiyum — Faiyum — Luxor, East Bank — Luxor, West Bank — Aswan region — Town of Aswan, Monuments — Sinai — Oases of Kharga and Dakhla — Bahriya Oasis — Siwa Oasis.
• Book Description: This new edition will bring Murnane’s engaging yet rigorous learning to a new audience, complete with a chapter on the wonderful medieval architecture of Cairo, and extensive practical information. The book combines up-to-date guidebook information with a compact yet wide-ranging cultural history. It contains: A complete background to Ancient Egypt, including its people and institutions. – Descriptions of the sites, all fully cross-referenced to the text. – Itineraries of the most significant Pharaonic remains, Christian sites and Islamic monuments around Cairo. – Detailed surveys of major monuments and accessible sites off the beaten track. – Over 200 area maps, plans and photographs. – Practical information for transportation, food, lodging and local customs.

Subjects:

• Egypt — Antiquities — Guidebooks.
• Egypt — Guidebooks.
• Egypt — History — To 640 A.D.
• Egypt — Civilization — To 332 B.C.
• Egypt — Civilization — 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
• Egypt. fast (OCoLC)fst01208755
• To 640 fast
• Guidebooks. fast (OCoLC)fst01423871
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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