- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; First edition edition (4 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0199111774
- ISBN-13: 978-0199111770
- Product Dimensions: 34.6 x 24.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 917,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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[What the critics said about Biesty's Rome...] 'awesomely detailed and meticulously researched (The Independent )
The more you look the more you find... this is history in miniature, fascinating and fun to absorb. (The Independent Magazine )
irresistible...nothing is left out...an invaluable reference book.' (The Guardian )
Children will delight in studying the details in the spectacular illustrations which succeed in being both authoritative and beautiful...a book that is truly inspirational from cover to cover. (Junior Education )
Stephen Biesty is the undisputed master of cutaway illustrations (Manchester Evening News )
History at its most enjoyable. (Good Book Guide )
The more you look the more you find... this is history in miniature, fascinating and fun to absorb. (The Independent Magazine )
irresistible...nothing is left out...an invaluable reference book.' (The Guardian )
Children will delight in studying the details in the spectacular illustrations which succeed in being both authoritative and beautiful...a book that is truly inspirational from cover to cover. (Junior Education )
Stephen Biesty is the undisputed master of cutaway illustrations (Manchester Evening News )
History at its most enjoyable. (Good Book Guide )
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The latest masterwork by bestselling cross-section specialist Stephen Biesty.
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Hello. I'm Dedia, and this is a map of the brilliant adventure I had last year. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Hello. I'm Dedia, and this is a map of the brilliant adventure I had last year. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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excellent book for an enquiring young mind detailed pictures with lots of easily understood information and 'funnies' in the picture easy history
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Stephen Biesty's glorious cross-sections take us on a journey down the Nile
5 Mar 2006
Format:Hardcover
The premise of "Egypt: In Spectacular Cross-Section," which features the captivating artwork of Stephen Biesty, is that eleven-year-old Dedia and his father, Captain Wennufer, undertake a 39-day journey down the Nile River during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses the Great in the year 1230 B.C.E. Officially Ramses II, he is commonly believed to be the pharaoh of the Exodus, although this is in dispute. His mummy has been unwrapped, so that we can actually see what he looks like, although he is alive and well within the confines of this volume. Dedia and his father travel down the great river, delivery cargo as they go, eventually arriving at Piramesse, the site of the magnificent royal palace of Ramses. There Nebre, Dedia's uncle, a rich and important scribe, is getting married. The downside to the journey is that Dedia's stern aunt Meritate and know-it-all daughter Ipuia are coming along on the trip.
The journey is laid out in the first "chapter" (a two-page spread), so that you can see exactly what Dedia and his relatives will be visiting as they journey to the mouth of the Nile. Young readers get to see quarrying at Gebel el-Silsila, Amun-Ra's temple at Karnak (which is what you see on the cover), the Valley of the kings, the town of Deir el-Medina, where there is a funeral taking place for the headman (9involving the seven stages of mummification), Saqqara's Step Pyramid, the farmers working the fields of the fertile Nile, and finally Ramses' palace at Piramesse. The back of the book contains a Glossary of not only key terms, from "afterlife" to "Underworld," but lists of both the Kings and queens, as well as the deities, mentioned in the text (where you learn whose face is supposed to be on the Great Sphinx of Giza and the difference between Osiris and Horus).
The fun here is how Biesty's artwork reveals extraordinary details about life in ancient Egypt to an extent rarely seen outside of books asking the eternal question, "Where's Waldo?" Fortunately, the key details are labeled, such as the escaped monkeys on the ship docked at Elephantine, the accident at Amun-Ra's temple at Karnak, and the oven fueled by dried cow dung at the Deir el-Medina stopover. You will have no trouble spotting the pharaoh at his palace. Biesty's artwork is complimented the writings of Stewart Ross, Delia Pemberton, Joan Fletcher, and Edward Bleiberg, who evidently aided and abetted Biesty in his meticulous research and noteworthy attention to detail.
Consequently, the illustrations contained herein can claim to be as authoritative as they are beautiful. But they are also fun, because there are always unusual and funny activities and encounters in every scene. Still, the primary emphasis is on taking a look inside the major monuments and buildings in ancient Egypt and get a sense for how they were built, while also getting a clear indication of how these ancient people lived, worked, and played. Also available is a similar book on ancient Rome. If you have seen any of Biesty's cross-section books then you know already the value of this one. I can only add that the pricing of this volume makes it a great buy given everything that it contains.
The journey is laid out in the first "chapter" (a two-page spread), so that you can see exactly what Dedia and his relatives will be visiting as they journey to the mouth of the Nile. Young readers get to see quarrying at Gebel el-Silsila, Amun-Ra's temple at Karnak (which is what you see on the cover), the Valley of the kings, the town of Deir el-Medina, where there is a funeral taking place for the headman (9involving the seven stages of mummification), Saqqara's Step Pyramid, the farmers working the fields of the fertile Nile, and finally Ramses' palace at Piramesse. The back of the book contains a Glossary of not only key terms, from "afterlife" to "Underworld," but lists of both the Kings and queens, as well as the deities, mentioned in the text (where you learn whose face is supposed to be on the Great Sphinx of Giza and the difference between Osiris and Horus).
The fun here is how Biesty's artwork reveals extraordinary details about life in ancient Egypt to an extent rarely seen outside of books asking the eternal question, "Where's Waldo?" Fortunately, the key details are labeled, such as the escaped monkeys on the ship docked at Elephantine, the accident at Amun-Ra's temple at Karnak, and the oven fueled by dried cow dung at the Deir el-Medina stopover. You will have no trouble spotting the pharaoh at his palace. Biesty's artwork is complimented the writings of Stewart Ross, Delia Pemberton, Joan Fletcher, and Edward Bleiberg, who evidently aided and abetted Biesty in his meticulous research and noteworthy attention to detail.
Consequently, the illustrations contained herein can claim to be as authoritative as they are beautiful. But they are also fun, because there are always unusual and funny activities and encounters in every scene. Still, the primary emphasis is on taking a look inside the major monuments and buildings in ancient Egypt and get a sense for how they were built, while also getting a clear indication of how these ancient people lived, worked, and played. Also available is a similar book on ancient Rome. If you have seen any of Biesty's cross-section books then you know already the value of this one. I can only add that the pricing of this volume makes it a great buy given everything that it contains.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Book to Excite the Imagination
1 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
This book has a cursory story about a young boy and his family making a trip down the Nile. Along the way, they see ancient Egypt in all its glory. However, what this book is really about is Stephen Biesty's hyper kinetic illustrations. Biesty is a talented illustrator and his cross-sectional drawings are fascinating. The value of this book is that hopefully Biesty's captivating illustrations will lead a young reader onto further study. This is a beautiful book and can be purchased at a very reasonable price.
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