- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Viking; 3rd Revised edition edition (25 Sep 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670801534
- ISBN-13: 978-0670801534
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,195,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dr Edwards draws both on his research and on the work of many archaeologists who have dug in Egypt. Surveying 1000 years of pyramid-building, he charts the rise and decline of the pyramids as funerary monuments, from the mastabas of the first and second dynasties and the step pyramids to the archaic and backward-looking efforts of the Middle Kingdom, and discusses the famous group at Giza. His final chapter, dealing with their construction and purpose, puts the pyramids into the perspective of ancient Egyptian society. This revised edition includes recent discoveries and research.
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I bought this to replace my very well-read and falling apart paperback edition. I think it's still the major reference book about Egyptian pyramids. The measurements are imperial, but I still trust them more than more recent books as some have some glaring errors. The text is authorative, exact and detailed; it also doesn't get caught up in speculative nonsense - I'm not one of those that thinks the pyramids predict the future and, thankfully neither is Mr Edwards. This book will make a thoroughly good intriduction to anyone interested in Egyptian pyramids.
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A great survey of the pyramids
26 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
If you are interested in the details of the extant pyramids of Egypt--their historical development, layouts, discovery, and state of preservation--then this small book is ideal for you. I.E.S. Edwards (a curator at the British Museum for a number of years, I believe) writes well about his assigned topic, including a chapter on each of the major pyramid-producing dynasties or periods from Djoser (Dyn III) to the late pyramid-shaped tombs at Meroe.
For me, the most interesting and valuable part of this book were the architectural diagrams; nearly all the extant pyramids discussed are given with renderings of their substructures. There is also a handy table in the back that links the pyramids with their builders (when possible) and locations.
For me, the most interesting and valuable part of this book were the architectural diagrams; nearly all the extant pyramids discussed are given with renderings of their substructures. There is also a handy table in the back that links the pyramids with their builders (when possible) and locations.
3 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Mediocre Egyptologists Review
23 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
It takes a few attempts to get through this book. I read it through about 3 times before I could understand what the authors point was. It is more of a documentary then anything else. Perhaps he could have ellaborated on the myths and ledgends, as well as zodiac references to the pyramids. Other than that, it's an interesting read.
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