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Summary: An excellent reference book!
Comment: Well photographed scenes, many in color, printed on glossy pages that hold minute details. Well documented plans of less visited temples with a wealth of information not readily available elsewhere. I finally bought this book for my reference library, since it has all the info compiled in one location in an easy to find and easily laid out format. Intelligent and informatively written. An indispensible book for even a non-Egyptophiles library!
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Summary: Worthy of Worship
Comment: The book will forever remind me of my recent trip. the book arrived as described and quickly.
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Summary: My favorite source
Comment: If you are into pyramids, egypt and the like you MUST have this book..its my favorite!
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Summary: Good pictures, Good information, and Good layout
Comment: Yes, this is definitely far better than the other book in this series, namely, the complete valley of the kings.this book is quite extensive and tries to include a picture on each of the temples discussed, i.e. if the temple or its ruins are still there. It is also not full of black and white pictures - i understand the artistic value of these type of pictures but egypt is full of colour! all the sites are accompanied by well written descriptions and a brief history. Again, i am always careful about what egyptology writes about ancient egypt since i still believe there is a lot of conjecture which tends to be presented as fact. for example: the symbolic nature of the temples seems to be covered well by the book but one should probably read such infor as logical hypothesis rather than reasonable fact - it is rare that authors say the infor comes from an ancient papyrus! all in all, it is indeed a complete guide to the temples of ancient egypt and worth collecting!
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Summary: Great Introduction to Religious Architecture in Egypt
Comment: Wilkinson really does his best to bring the complicated subject of religious architecture into a comprehensive view that can suit both academic and general interest needs. It provides many illustrations that are great for classroom explanations. In addition, Wilkinson takes the reader through time in the developments of architecture for 3,000 years. It is a definate read for anyone trying to grasp the principles of Egyptian faith in the ancient world.
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