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The ancient Egypt guide, William J. Murnane ; revised by Aidan Dodson ; with contributions by Nicholas Warner

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The ancient Egypt guide

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William J. Murnane ; revised by Aidan Dodson ; with contributions by Nicholas Warner

Book Description: This new edition will bring Murnane's engaging yet rigorous learning to a new audience, complete with a chapter on the wonderful medieval architecture of Cairo, and extensive practical information. The book combines up-to-date guidebook information with a compact yet wide-ranging cultural history. It contains: A complete background to Ancient Egypt, including its people and institutions. - Descriptions of the sites, all fully cross-referenced to the text. - Itineraries of the most significant Pharaonic remains, Christian sites and Islamic monuments around Cairo. - Detailed surveys of major monuments and accessible sites off the beaten track. - Over 200 area maps, plans and photographs. - Practical information for transportation, food, lodging and local customs

Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Part 1: -- Land and the river -- People, professions and leisure -- Government -- Pharaonic Egypt and its neighbors -- Cities of God -- Death and burial -- Mansions of eternity -- Graeco-Roman twilight -- Pharaonic heritage -- Part 2: -- Delta -- Cairo and Environs 1: Ancient Pharaonic monuments -- Cairo and Environs 2: Christian and Islamic site (Nicholas Warner) -- Giza to Abusir -- Memphis and Saqqara -- Southern Pyramid fields and the Faiyum -- Middle Egypt -- Abydos to Luxor -- Luxor, East Bank -- Luxor, West Bank: Royal monuments -- Luxor, West Bank: Private monuments -- Luxor to Aswan -- Aswan -- Beyond the borders -- Part 3: -- Practical information (Nicholas Warner) -- Travel in Egypt -- Guide to cities and towns -- Capsule King list and history of ancient Egypt -- Further reading -- General index -- Index of localities -- List Of Maps: -- Delta -- Alexandria -- Central Cairo -- Old Cairo: Roman and Christian Quarter (Babylon) -- Medieval Cairo, from North to South of the Old City Walls: -- Cairene Monuments from the Ibn-Tulun Mosque to the Citadel -- Monuments of Cairo's Southern Cemetery -- Monuments of Cairo's Northern Cemetery -- Pyramid fields from Abu Rawash to the Faiyum -- Faiyum -- Luxor, East Bank -- Luxor, West Bank -- Aswan region -- Town of Aswan, Monuments -- Sinai -- Oases of Kharga and Dakhla -- Bahriya Oasis -- Siwa Oasis

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