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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780893950149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated guidebook to the Egyptian art exhibit which toured the US in the 1970s and 80s, a curated collection of fifty-five items loaned from the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
Author: Zahi A. Hawass
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A guide to an exhibition of some of the artifacts found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, discussing the life and death of the young king, daily life in ancient Egypt, and ancient Egyptian religion and funerary practices." --
Author: Bob Brier
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2013-11-12
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 113740146X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A delightful romp through key formative events that shaped our popular passion for all things ancient Egyptian.” —Peter Der Manuelian, Professor of Egyptology, Harvard University When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. In this book, renowned Egyptologist Bob Brierexplores our three-thousand-year-old fascination with all things Egyptian—from ancient times to Napoleon’s Egypt Campaign, the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb, and beyond. In this original and groundbreaking book, Brier traces our fascination with mummies that seem to have cheated death and the iconic pyramids that have stood strong for millennia. He also includes twenty-four pages of color photos from his impressive collection of Egyptian memorabilia, which includes everything from Napoleon’s twenty volume Egypt encyclopedia to archeologist Howard Carter’s letters written as he was excavating the Valley of the Kings.
Author: Gloria Lynn
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2014-06-23
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1463430833
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA California family witness unforeseen murders of family members while police search for clues and the clock keeps ticking. Who will be next? Set in the hills above San Diego, California, where Don Luis Estoban establishes Rancho De Oro hoping to keep his holdings prosperous for future generations. In the 1950s, after great wealth is gained, Arturo Estoban marries a San Francisco socialite and together they have three sons, Juan, Gustavo, and Ricardo, to carry on the Estoban name. Gustavo grows into a destructive bully with carnal desires. His greed and lust affects every family member and as he matures into a man he continues to battle his inner demons. A sudden chain of events leads to several questionable murders within the Estoban Clan and unsolved cases at the police department continue to increase, yet, in each case, everyone in the family has an iron clad alibis. There is no question that someone is out for revenge; but who? In this complex mystery, a California family is shocked by the death of family members and must help the police find clues to stop the killings before another member is found dead.
Author: Christina Riggs
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2022-02-01
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1541701224
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA bold new history of the discovery of King Tut and the seismic impact it left on modern society. When it was discovered in 1922, in an Egypt newly independent of the British Empire, the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world. The boy-king became a household name overnight and kickstarted an international obsession that continues to this day. From pop culture and politics to tourism and the heritage industry, it’s impossible to imagine the past century without the discovery of Tutankhamun – yet so much of the story remains untold. In Treasured, Christina Riggs weaves compelling historical analysis with tales of lives touched, or changed forever, by an encounter with the boy-king. Who remembers that Jacqueline Kennedy first welcomed the young pharaoh to America? That a Tutankhamun revival in the 1960s helped save the ancient temples of Egyptian Nubia? Or that the British Museum’s landmark Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972 remains its most successful ever? But not everything about ‘King Tut’ glitters: tours of his treasures in the 1970s were linked to Big Oil, his mummified remains have been exploited in the name of science, and accounts of his tomb’s discovery exclude Egyptian archaeologists. Treasured offers a bold new history of the young pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.
Author: Francesco Tiradritti
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1999-09-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0810932768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth study of artifacts in the Mathạf al-Misṛī (known in America as the the Egyptian Museum in Cairo).
Author: Therese Poletti
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2008-09-03
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781568987569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Castro Theatre, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Headquarters, 450 Sutter Medico-Dental Buildingthesemasterpieces of San Francisco's Art Deco heritage are the work of one man: Timothy Pflueger. An immigrant's sonwith only a grade-school education, Pflueger began practicing architecture after San Francisco's 1906 earthquake. While his contemporaries looked to Beaux-Arts traditions to rebuild the city, he brought exotic Mayan, Asian, and Egyptian forms to buildings ranging from simple cocktail lounges to the city's first skyscrapers. Pflueger was one of the city's most prolificarchitects during his 40-year career. He designed two major downtown skyscrapers, two stock exchanges, several neighborhood theaters, movie palaces for four smaller cities (including the beloved Paramount in Oakland), some ofthe city's biggest schools, and at least 50 homes. His works include the San Francisco Stock Exchange, the ever-popularTop of the Mark, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and the San Francisco World's Fair. It is a testament to his talentthat many of his buildings still stand and many have been named landmarks. Therese Poletti tells the fascinating story of Pflueger's life and work in Art Deco San Francisco. In lively detail, she relates how Pflueger built extravagant compositions in metal, concrete, and glass. She also tells the story behind the architecture: Pflueger's commissioning and support of muralist Diego Rivera, his association with photographer Ansel Adams and sculptor Ralph Stackpole, and his childhood friendship turned to adulthood sponsorship with San Francisco Mayor James "Sunny" Rolph Jr. Beautiful archival photography mixes with stunning new photography in this collection of a truly Californian, but ultimately American, story.
Author: Gloria Lynn
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2011-08
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1463428049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Egyptian mask jumps onto Layla Noel's face during a college tour of a museum. This act propels Layla into an ancient knowledge quest conducted by Thoth the Atlantean. Having learned the ancient mysteries, she is then steered into alerting the world of the predicted Armageddon, which is slated to begin according to Aztec calendars on December 21, 2012. Layla, guided by a cosmic Mask of Time, becomes a beacon that shows the world how to survive earth's most extreme catastrophic event in 950,000 years. Does earth as we know it, survive? Does humanity heed the lessons taught? It is the love of history that brings four friends together in college. On a class tour of the De Young Museum in San Francisco, an old Egyptian mask mysteriously implants itself on our heroine Layla Noel's face. During a tour of Egypt, the mask takes Layla and her three companions, Ricky James, Josi Moore, and J.J. Martini, on a journey into the past. Strange events occur including a meeting with Thoth the Atlantean who orchestrates their knowledge quest. They are brought forward in time to Ancient Egypt where the group discovers that Layla is first daughter to Osiris and Isis. During a private ceremony held in the Great Pyramid her future is revealed. Urgency presses the group to return to the 21st century where they become involved in alerting humanity of worldly events soon to come as predicted by prophets and recent scientific data. During this time an elusive perfume fragrance has a tale to tell, while Layla's Uncle Seth causes undue havoc. Dec. 21, 2012 finds the group living on a ferry at the southern end of Bolivia's Titicaca Lake. As volcanoes erupt and earthquakes cause rough waters for their ferry, an ancient Peruvian discovery becomes the key to saving humanity.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Zaki Ibrahim El Habashi
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces the sporting traditions in ancient Egypt from the Prehistoric period to the time of King Tutankhamun. Survival and utilitarian activities evolved and developed over hundreds of centuries into recreative activities. During Tutankhamun's Eighteenth Dynasty, Egypt enjoyed prosperity and a high standard of living. Participation in sporting activities became a tradition mainly among the pharaohs and members of the top social class. About thirty-six percent of all kings are recognized as sportsmen. Tutankhamun's tomb reflected this sporting tradition; Carter, the discoverer, found a great amount of sporting equipment. He also found ritual, symbolic, and other scenes portraying the young King as a sportsman.
