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David P. Silverman is the author of Ancient Egypt (2003), Searching for Ancient Egypt (1997), Searching for Ancient Egypt (1997), Searching for Ancient Egypt (1997), Searching for Ancient Egypt (1997).

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Ancient Egypt

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Ancient Egypt
In \"Ancient Egypt, \" eminent Egyptologist Silverman and a team of leading scholars explore the cultural wealth of this civilization in a series of intriguing and authoritative essays based on the latest theories and discoveries. 200+ color photos, maps, and charts.

Searching for Ancient Egypt

Searching for Ancient Egypt
Lavishly illustrated in color, this book presents a spectacular collection of archaeological and artistic treasures covering the extent of Egyptian art from the Predynastic Period of the fourth millennium B.C. to the Greco-Roman period of the fourth century A.D. The volume features more than 130 objects ranging from architectural elements of a royal palace and funerary chapel to delicate jewelry and textile fragments, and contains many objects never previously shown in print. In an introductory essay David P. Silverman documents major expeditions to sites in Egypt and Nubia and summarizes the new information gleaned about ancient Egyptian civilization. Donald B. Redford provides a general treatment of ancient Egypt history. The objects themselves are introduced with concise essays by recognized Egyptologists: Edward Brovarski, Rita E. Freed, Arielle P. Kozloff, David O''Connor, Edna R. Russmann, William K. Simpson, and Josef W. Wegner. Contributors— Edward Brovarski, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rita Freed, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Arielle Kozloff, Cleveland Museum of Art David O''Connor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Donald Redford, University of Toronto Edna. R. Russman, Brooklyn Museum of Art David Silverman, University of Pennsylvania William Kelly Simpson, Yale University Josef W. Wegner, University of Pennsylvania

Searching for Ancient Egypt

release date: Sep 01, 1997

Searching for Ancient Egypt

Searching for Ancient Egypt
\"A handsome, well-printed book which serves as an excellent introduction to a civilization that led the ancient Near East in social organization, painting and sculpture.\"--The Jerusalem Post

Searching for Ancient Egypt

release date: Sep 01, 1997

Akhenaten and Tutankhamun

release date: Nov 07, 2006
Akhenaten and Tutankhamun
The Amarna Period, named after the site of an innovative capital city that was the center of the new religion, included the reigns of heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten and his presumed son, the boy king Tutankhamun.

Religion in Ancient Egypt

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Religion in Ancient Egypt
Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.

Antico Egitto

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Millions of Jubilees

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Millions of Jubilees
From a boat ritual of King Mentuhotep Nebhepetra to miniature royal sarcophagi from South Abydos.

El antiguo Egipto

release date: Jan 01, 2004
El antiguo Egipto
Guía sobre los principales aspectos de la civilización egipcia, desde las vidas de los faraones y la construcción de las pirámides hasta el fascinante lenguaje de los jeroglíficos. En ella se abordan temas tan variados como la historia, la religión, el arte, la ciencia y la mitología de esta poderosa civilización de la antigüedad. Magníficamente ilustrada, nunca antes se había realizado una creación del mundo de los faraones. En este libro, el prestigioso egiptólogo David P. Silverman, junto con un magnífico equipo de investigadores, explora el legado cultural de esta civilización a través de una serie de interesantes y documentados ensayos basados en los últimos descubrimientos y teorías sobre el tema. Ilustrado con más de doscientas fotografías en color, mapas y tablas cronológicas, se crean las vívidas y simbólicas imágenes de esta fascinante cultura, desde las pirámides y los templos a los sacerdotes y los rituales; desde la escritura de los jeroglíficos hasta la vida cotidiana en la cuenca del Nilo, y desde las esculturas de los templos hasta su más que conocido culto a la muerte.

Ancient Naukratis

release date: Jan 01, 1988
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