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The gold of the pharaohs
A unique and stunning overview of the art of the Egyptian goldsmiths, richly illustrated with reproductions of the original works themselves from the massive volumes of gold and silver coffins to the delicacy of enamelled pectorals and tiny talismans. Through its texts and colour illustrations the book provides the reader with an exceptional insight into the genius of the ancient Egyptians.
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PHILAE
PHILAE has been dying for the last seventy-five years. At first the waters of the Nile crept slowly upward, then they rose higher and higher until, with the recent construction of the High Dam upstream, the island was permanently submerged.
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ANGKOR
THE city-state of Angkor is widely renowned for its splendid art and monuments; but it is worth recalling that this extraordinary artistic achievement was due, firstly, to man's resourceful adaptation to his surroundings, and secondly, to the remodelling of natural conditions by 12th century Khmer society to create an artificial environment entirely geared to intensive rice-growing.
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Mexican Art Treasures in the Light of New Discoveries
The wealth of pre-Columbian remains and art treasures in Mexico far exceeds the expectations of the visitor to this land of sunshine, with its 11,000 archaeological sites uncovered to date, its thousands of pyramids, its hundreds of baroque churches, its splendid museums and its breath-takingly bold modern architecture. Mexico provides the art-lover with some astonishing revelations.
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Great Monuments of the Ancient World
Ellis-Barrett reviews Great Monuments of the Ancient World by Henri Stierlin.
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