Release date: 3rd September 2012
Published by: Thames & Hudson
ISBN No: 978 0500051740
The first book to convey the full experience of what it was actually like to be
pharaoh one of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world, Garry Shaw covers,
through eight themed chapters, all aspects of the realities of pharaohs life,
from mornings waking in the palace to evenings spent banqueting, with all his
duties and activities in between. This vividly written and authoritative account
provides new insights into key official ceremonies, including the accession and
coronation, and the pomp and protocol of an audience before the king, and is
supplemented by numerous box features, from the internal decoration of pyramids
and the women who became pharaoh, to pharaonic pets, as well as quotations from
contemporary sources and a complete king list with brief biographies of the
major pharaohs. Beautifully illustrated with a wide range of images, most in
colour, including temples and tombs, reliefs and wall paintings, jewelry and
statues, line drawings and reconstructions, maps and plans, this book charts the
development of a uniquely Egyptian vision of kingship, exemplified by the men
and women who ascended the throne from mythical beginnings and the first ruler
of a unified country, through renowned and supreme monarchs such as Khufu, Seti
I and Ramesses II, to the decadence of the all-too human Ptolemies and pharaonic
kingships last gasp under Roman rule.
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This sounds fascinating! I may have to pick it up if I ever write a historical based in Egypt. Which sounds kind of cool after reading this post...
ReplyDeleteHi Heather! I am smitten with all things Egyptian ever since my visit there last summer. There are some pictures of my visit posted here in a couple of past posts. The history connected with this country is really amazing and new facinating discoveries are still being made each day. The amount of historical articles that are still hidden in the sand and have still to be discovered is actually mind blowing! I have already pre-order this book as it does look good! :-)
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