Gids voor de geinteresseerden die van alles willen weten over de geschiedenis van Egypte, piramiden, koningen en de oude gewoonten en gebruiken.

Ontstaan en betekenis van het Forum, met uitgebreide toelichtingen bij de afbeeldingen van de resterende monumenten.

De serie 'Atrium cultuurgidsen' neemt ons mee langs de belangrijkste kunstmonumenten die er in de wereld zijn. De behandelde kunstwerken getuigen stuk voor stuk van de menselijke creativiteit door de eeuwen heen en zijn nog even actueel en fascinerend als in de tijd van hun ontstaan. Kunstkenners van naam en faam plaatsen de werken tegen hun culturele achtergrond en brengen zo hele tijdperken tot leven. Elk deel van de serie bevat circa 60 voortreffelijke afbeeldingen, die het fraaiste laten zien dat de wereld van de kunst kan bieden.

Of Stones and Man explores the many errors of judgement made by civilizations both ancient and modern across the world. Arrogance and a penchant for excess drove mankind to build ever greater and more ambitious edifices. The author analyzes these works from a scientific and historically-sensitive perspective, highlighting the hydro-geological background to repeated infamous disasters, from the faults inherent in the Sphinx to the leaning Tower of Pisa. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Of Stones and Man is a testament to the impermanence of our surroundings. It questions how the earth and its resources have borne the cumulative burden placed upon it over the ages by one civilization after another, and how, in turn, the earth has exacted its inevitable revenge on the great constructions of our ancestors. Of Stones and Man is the final work of Jean Kerisel (1908-2005) who served as President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering from 1973 to 1977, and who worked worldwide as a consultant on many ambitious engineering projects.  Driven by his great passion for Ancient Builders and Egyptology, Kerisel here extends his professional knowledge into the realms of historical architecture.

Dit rijk geïllustreerde boek beschrijft alle aspecten van het Dal der Koningen', de intrigerende koninklijke begraafplaats van de farao's van het Nieuwe Rijk. Op gedetailleerde wijze komen aan de orde: Meer dan tachtig tomben, voorzien van dossiers met achtergrondgegevens, overzichten van de inhoud en speciaal getekende dwarsdoorsneden; Graven en mummies van de grote farao's, onder wie Toetankhamon en Ramses de Grote; De herontdekking van de tomben, vanaf de Grieks-Romeinse tijd tot aan Howard Carter en het heden; De laatste vondsten van de internationale teams die momenteel in het dal werkzaam zijn, waaronder de spectaculaire blootlegging van de tombe voor de zonen van Ramses de Grote; De planning, rituele achtergrond en decoratie van de tomben, met foto's van afbeeldingen uit de mysterieuze boeken van het hiernamaals die op de wanden zijn geschilderd; Wat te bezoeken en wanneer - een gids voor bezoekers van het dal.

Aan de hand van voorwerpen uit de collectie van het Leidse Rijksmuseum van Oudheden wordt een beeld gegeven van de dodencultus in het Oude Egypte.

Over 3000 years ago, Nefertari, the favourite queen of Ramesses II, was buried in a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. The discovery of the tomb by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904 began a process of drastic deterioration which remained unchecked until 1988 when emergancy consolidation and restoration began. This guide takes the reader through each chamber, describing the hieroglyphic messages depicted in the wall paintings, and discussing the images within the context of religious beliefs. An insight is offered into the life of Nefertari and the Valley of the Queens, and on the development and symbolism of royal tombs generally and their construction and decoration. The author discusses the discovery and degradation of the tomb, and the crucial role of the getty Conservation Institute in restoring and stabilizing the wall paintings. The dangers and risks to such tombs in the future are also addressed.

When we think of "The Sphinx," two notions come to mind: the massive carving at the edge of the Libyan desert by Cairo and the fearful creature of classical myth who posed high-stakes riddles to passers by. While this book focuses squarely on the former sphinx, the very existence of this formidable monument poses riddles all its own.
The first book devoted to the fabled Great Sphinx of Gizeh in over fifty years, this magnificently illustrated volume provides a long overdue and balanced assessment of recent claims about the age of the Sphinx. Defined by its straight-forward style, inviting to seasoned Egyptologist and interested tourist alike, Riddles of the Sphinx skillfully combines text and image, description and photographic detail, to offer a remarkably complete account of this mysterious, majestic figure.

Röntgenologisch onderzoek van de mummies van Egyptisch^ koningen en hun familieleden in het Egyptisch Museum te Cairo leverde even boeiende als verrassende resultaten op. Tot de best bewaarde mummies behoren die van farao Amenhotep I (boven), Toeja (onder) en Joeja (voorplaat), de schoonouders van farao Amenhotep III.

Bab el-Gasus, the hidden burial place of the priests, was discovered by French Egyptologists at the late date of 1891. They ultimately found 153 sets of mummy coffins. In the late nineteenth century, the Egyptian authorities distributed these coffins among seventeen friendly countries, including the Netherlands, France, and Vatican City. Today, many of the coffins are in poor condition, with flaking paint and fading colours. The three-thousand-year-old mummy coffins of the priests of Amun in Thebes form the focus of this exhibition. You will discover the world of these servants of the god Amun, learning about their ways of life and their central rituals of death and burial. Special attention will be devoted to the restoration of the mummy coffins now taking place in collaboration with the Vatican Museums and the Louvre. Exhibition: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands (20.04.-15.09.2013).

Of the ancient art that has survived from the non-Classical world, that of Egypt makes a unique appeal. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated guide Cyril Aldred surveys nearly 3000 years of Egyptian art and architecture, concentrating on the fine arts of painting and sculpture.

From the geometrical precision of the pyramids to the golden treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb, the art of ancient Egypt has an enduring capacity to attract and intrigue. These remarkable works of art are the concrete expression of the ancient Egyptians' way of life and their attitudes to religion and the afterlife. In this clear and comprehensive introduction, Jaromir Malek deftly traces Egyptian art from its prehistoric origins, through 3, 000 years of astonishing achievements in the era of the pharaohs, to the conquest of Egypt by the Romans.

Why was a humble dung beetle chosen to represent the sun god as Khepri, or a desert jackal to represent Anubis, the embalmer god? Ancient Egyptian religion, with its many gods and symbols, has always been a source of wonder and mystery to the monotheistic West. In this compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt many puzzling and intriguing questions are answered in nearly 300 entries, ranging from Acacia to Wreath. Over 100 illustrations, with extended captions, complement the text and the book also includes a chronological table, bibliography and index.

The rich and extensive floodplain of the River Nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Ancient Egypt: A Social History, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley from the Predynastic period to the conquest by Alexander the Great. From the introduction of a subsistence economy through the establishment of the first agricultural communities to the development of urban centres and the political state, this volume traces the process of political, social and economic change. The emphasis on the social and economic aspects of Egyptian society and the integration of archaeological and historical data mark a new departure in Egyptian studies.

The ancient Egyptians used pictures - each representing a word, a syllable or a sound - for writing. The alphabet itself consisted of 24 signs and there were over 700 different signs in all. These signs, or letters, are known as Hieroglyphs and were first used around 3000 BC and only replaced by coptic (a form of Greek script) in the fourth century BC as being considered unsuitable for the writing of Christian texts.

Indispensable reference by noted Egyptologist contains every word of ancient Egyptian text, vital repository of Egyptian religious doctrine, grouped according to hieroglyphic symbols in the standard scholarly system of Roman alphabetization. A phonetic version and definition are provided for each word, along with a helpful Index to English equivalents of Egyptian words in the text.

Lexicon op belangrijke personen en gebeurtenissen uit de klassieke geschiedenis die als onderwerp dienden voor latere westerse kunst.

When Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun's ground-breaking anthology After Ovid (also Faber) was published in 1995, Hughes's three contributions to the collective effort were nominated by most critics as outstanding. He had shown that rare translator's gift for providing not just an accurate account of the original, but one so thoroughly imbued with his own qualities that it was as if Latin and English poet were somehow the same person. Tales from Ovid, which went on to win the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, continued the project of recreation with 24 passages, including the stories of Phaeton, Actaeon, Echo and Narcissus, Procne, Midas and Pyramus and Thisbe. In them, Hughes's supreme narrative and poetic skills combine to produce a book that stands, alongside his Crow and Gaudete, as an inspired addition to the myth-making of our time.

The last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who ruled Egypt for 300 years, Cleopatra is the most famous of the Ptolemaic queens. But what of her predecessors? The Last Queens of Egypt examines the roles played by the Ptolemaic royal women and explores their part in religion, politics and court intrigue. Explaining their propensity for incest, murder and power, Sally Ann Ashton shows the extent of the power they enjoyed, the price they paid, and how they shaped Cleopatra's reign.